For many Americans, there can be only one Christmas song to rule them all: Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You." In addition to 772 million views on that single YouTube video alone, it has ...

This list of NPR Music's best songs of 2023 looks unlike any we've ever made before. It's not just the number of songs that has changed. There are no rankings here — in fact, the 123 songs below ...

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 ...

2023 has proven to be a remarkable year for the K-pop music industry, as it has produced some of the biggest solo hit singles. These songs have been making waves all around the world, becoming global ...

Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

Here are just a few honorable mentions that didn’t make the list. I only picked one song per band, which is why True Blue didn’t make the list. The National had two great albums in 2023, so a number ...

In 2023, the Nigerian music industry continued its international ascension as Afrobeats stars churned out hit singles that enjoyed both local and global acclaim. From party-starting Amapiano records, ...

The updated '1962-66' and '1967-70' albums include dozens of Giles Martin remixes being heard for the first time. The recently completed single arrives Nov. 2, and the greatest-hits sets follow a week ...

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Listen to Pitchfork’s favorite songs of 2023 and you’re bound to be blown back by the full spectrum of human emotion: the dizzying high of new love (“Rush,” “Padam Padam,” “Super Shy”), the vengeful ...

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 ...