Best Songs of 2023
Posted inBenjamin, Andre (Andre 3000) Bizarrap (1998- ) boygenius (Music Group) Branch, Jaimie (1983- ) Bridges, Leon (1989- ) Bryan, Zach (1966- ) Central Cee (1998- ) Champion, Jenn Chino Pacas Country Music Cyrus, Miley Daughter, Nkosazana Dean, Olivia (Singer) Del Rey, Lana Depp, Lily-Rose (1999- ) Dlamini, Amala Zandile (Doja Cat) Doechii (1998- ) Drake (Rapper) duendita (Singer) Fuerza Regida (Music Group) Future (Rapper) Gabriel, Peter Glaspy, Margaret Gosling, Ryan Grupo Frontera (Music Group) Gunna (Rapper) Harlow, Jack (Rapper) Howard, Brittany (1988- ) Hunt, Sam (1984- ) Ice Spice (Rapper) Irreversible Entanglements (Music Group) Johnson, Cody (1987- ) Killer Mike L'Rain (Taja Cheek) Lady Gaga Lankum (Music Group) Latin Music Lil Uzi Vert (Rapper) Madley Croft, Romy Mandy, Indiana Messia, Byron Minogue, Kylie Miyawaki, Mitski Monae, Janelle Musgraves, Kacey Mustafa (1996- ) NewJeans (Music Group) Noname (Rapper) Palehound (Music Group) Parton, Dolly PinkPantheress Polachek, Caroline Pop and Rock Music Price, Margo Rap and Hip-Hop Rhythm and Blues (Music) Rodrigo, Olivia (2003- ) Rolling Stones Rose, Caroline (1990- ) Russell, Allison (Singer) Sampha (Singer) Sexyy Red Shakira Smile (Music Group) Smith, Jorja (1997- ) SZA (Singer) That Mexican OT Two Thousand Twenty Three Wall, Paul Water From Your Eyes (Music Group) Wednesday Williamson, Jess (Singer) Wonder, Stevie Woods, Jamila (1989- )

Best Songs of 2023

Seventy-one tracks that asked big questions, found new kinship between genres and helped us see the good in Ken.
The 71 Most Stylish People of 2023
Posted inBarbie (Movie) Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beef (TV Program) Bezos, Jeffrey P Bottoms (Movie) Carmichael, Jerrod Carroll, E Jean Charles III, King of the United Kingdom Chioma Nnadi Coughlan, Nicola (1987- ) Cumming, Alan de Blasio, Bill Dlamini, Amala Zandile (Doja Cat) Earps, Mary Edebiri, Ayo Elordi, Jacob Fashion and Apparel Francis Gauff, Cori (2004- ) Gladstone, Lily Gupta, Gaurav Hill, Lauryn Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan Ice Spice (Rapper) Jenkins, Karl (1944- ) Jimmy Butler Jones, Justin (1995- ) Kelce, Travis Kish, Kristen Knowles, Beyonce Lauren Wasser Lee, Greta Lyons, Jenna M3GAN (Movie) Madix, Ariana (1985- ) McCray, Chirlane McHenry, Patrick T McKinnon, Kate Mescal, Paul (1996- ) Mulligan, Carey Mulvaney, Dylan (1996- ) Murphy, Cillian Nef, Hari (1992- ) NewJeans (Music Group) Oppenheimer (Movie) Paltrow, Gwyneth Pascal, Pedro Philo, Phoebe Prada, Miuccia Rae, Issa Richie, Sofia (1998- ) Rihanna Roach, Law Robbie, Margot Rodrigo, Olivia (2003- ) Saltburn (Movie) Sanchez, Lauren (1969- ) Sennott, Rachel Sivan, Troye (1995- ) Smith, Maggie Sphere (Las Vegas, Nev) Stewart, Martha Succession (TV Program) Swift, Taylor Tems (1995- ) Tiafoe, Frances (1998- ) Two Thousand Twenty Three Williams, Pharrell Wong, Ali (1982- )

The 71 Most Stylish People of 2023

OK, some might be more Styles-ish than stylish. But all commanded attention this year.
Best Classical Music Performances of 2023
Posted inClassical Music Davidsen, Lise Emerson String Quartet Gay Guerrilla (Musical Work) Gerhaher, Christian Goosby, Randall Henri VIII (Opera) Indra's Net (Musical Work) Lara, Felipe (1979- ) LElisir dAmore (Musical Work) Lim, Yunchan Los Angeles Philharmonic Monk, Meredith Mostly Mozart Festival Netrebko, Anna New York Philharmonic Opera Saariaho, Kaija Sandbox Percussion (Music Group) Seven Pillars (Musical Work) Stranger Love (Opera) Tao of Glass (Play) Treemonisha (Opera) Two Thousand Twenty Three Uchida, Mitsuko Wang, Yuja (1987- ) War and Peace (Opera) Wozzeck (Opera)

Best Classical Music Performances of 2023

Feats, farewells and musical treasures in a year of post-pandemic financial pressures.
10 Performances That Pushed Emotional Limits
Posted inBeef (TV Program) Bottoms (Movie) Flex (Play) Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Play) Movies Primary Trust (Play) Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (Play) Stereophonic (Play) Survival of the Thickest (TV Program) Swing State (Play) Television Theater Two Thousand Twenty Three Wednesday (TV Program)

10 Performances That Pushed Emotional Limits

For our critic-at-large, the year was marked by the Black excellence of “Purlie Victorious,” the brutality of “Bottoms” and rage of “Beef.”