When Amapiano first emerged, before it was polished and musical, the signature 'ghetto' log-drums sounded like a producer had ...

Fans of legendary Congolese singer M’pongo Love will next week mark her 35th death anniversary. M’pongo is fondly remembered ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything ...

Some years, a handful of songs dominate our playlists, festival stages and social media trends. In others, the playing field feels a lot more level, greatness more evenly distributed. The last 12 ...

Mbosso's exit from the label founded by Diamond Platnumz marks the end of a successful chapter and the beginning of a new journey as an independent artist (Photo: Diamond Platnumz/Instagram, Mbosso ...

If you were hoping for the pop madness of 2024 to slow down and start making sense: good luck, babe! Because there has never, ever, been a pop year like the hot-not-pretty mess that was 2024. Week to ...

Jennifer Lopez is looking back at an old song that may or may not be taking on new relevance in her life. The "Let's Get Loud" singer, 54, on Sunday marked the three-year anniversary of her track ...

Ever had a song get stuck in your head for a long period of time? An ‘earworm’ wiggles its way into your consciousness as a song—or more likely, a verse or two of one—with no plan of exit, leaving you ...

Two superstar collaborations hold down two of the Top 5 songs on the June 2024 Top 40 Country Songs list. Most surprising, however, is the straightforward country jam from an indie artist no one is ...