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13 New Holiday Songs: Kelly Clarkson, GloRilla and Kehlani, Charlie Puth and More

Hear tracks from Bartees Strange, Madi Diaz, GloRilla and Kehlani, and others.

Best Songs of 2024

Listen to 68 tracks that made major statements, boosted big beefs, propelled up-and-comers and soundtracked the party this year.

Best Albums of 2024: Charli XCX, Mk.gee, MJ Lenderman and More

Charli XCX, Mk.gee and MJ Lenderman top our pop music critics’ lists this year.

12 Notable Boxed Sets From 2023

Whitney Houston’s gospel music, Future’s prolific mixtape run, a chunk of Joni Mitchell’s archives and a soundtrack of Brooklyn’s early discos arrived in new packages...

12 Key Music Collections, From Future to the Who

Whitney Houston’s gospel music, Future’s prolific mixtape run, a chunk of Joni Mitchell’s archives and a soundtrack of Brooklyn’s early discos arrived in new packages...

10 New Christmas Albums for 2023

Our critics on 10 new holiday albums from Cher, Robert Glasper, Sabrina Carpenter and more.

Best Songs of 2023

Seventy-one tracks that asked big questions, found new kinship between genres and helped us see the good in Ken.

Best Albums of 2023: SZA, Olivia Rodrigo, 100 gecs and More

Many of the LPs that made an impact this year, including SZA’s “SOS” and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts,” came from looking inward.

Jack Harlow Goes Deep on Race and Rap, and 8 More New Songs

Hear tracks by Jessie Ware, Joy Oladokun, Miguel and others.

Drake Surprises With a Kim Kardashian Sample, and 11 More New Songs

Hear tracks by Kaytraminé, Blondshell, Yaeji and others.