NPR's Juana Summers speaks with music critic Ann Powers about NPR's interactive "Best Songs of 2023" online tool. Right around this time of year, one of the things we always look forward to is getting ...

Last week, we unveiled our 50 Best Albums of 2023 list, which was topped by the likes of Wednesday, Kelela, Caroline Polachek, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Young Fathers, boygenius and numerous ...

Songs just feel more personal. Every December, after the Stereogum staff votes on the year's best albums, we each submit a list of our favorite tracks from these past 12 months. Think of these lists ...

It's no secret TikTok has become a major hub for sharing and discovering new music. According to the video-sharing app's annual end-of-year report, 2023 saw the resurgence of some older songs as well ...

2023 was a huge year for country music. Streaming numbers for the genre’s biggest artists were through the roof. Big-name acts like Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, and Zach Bryan pulled in hundreds of ...

Former President Barack Obama is giving us insight into the songs that made it onto his playlists this year. Obama released his favorite music of 2023 on his social media accounts on Friday and wrote, ...

It seems I’ve been singing the same refrain ever since 2017, the year of our blessed “Despacito.” In 2023, Latin music continued its exponential growth in commercial value. The Recording Industry Assn ...

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé may have been the pop stars that made the most headlines in 2023. But another major music industry milestone is worth noting. A record number of Spanish-language songs landed ...

“I don’t know how to feel, but I wanna try,” sang Billie Eilish, as Barbie, and in 2023, some of us knew exactly how she felt. (Or couldn’t.) Fortunately, there are about 35 million songs a year being ...

Seventy-one tracks that asked big questions, found new kinship between genres and helped us see the good in Ken. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles The album may be imperiled ...

In 2023, it was harder than ever to capture the attention of the world with an individual song. With people often looking to the past — creating steaming and social sensations with old material — new ...