You could make the argument that no song reflects the world as it is now more vividly than RXK Nephew’s “American tterroristt,” a 10-minute-long, this-is-your-brain-on-Twitter rant that jumps from ...

It’s brutal out there, and that’s why, more than ever, we needed the consoling and prodding pleasures of popular music to help everything make sense in here. [Stage direction: taps chest, knowingly.] ...

As we emerged from the harsh year of 2020, 2021 became—while still in recovery— a year to break free. While the entertainment industry was getting back in full swing, more and more music came to us as ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The biggest music stars in the world didn’t disappoint in 2021. Everyone from Taylor Swift and Adele to Drake and Kanye West delivered engaging new material. But it wasn’t just the ...

As you might've already gathered from our best albums of 2021 list, we found this to be a strange year. With blockbuster releases being scarce and often disappointing, 2021 felt particularly ...

2021 is in the rearview, and we’ve already made a list of our our favorite albums of the year, as well as separate lists focused on punk/hardcore/emo/etc, screamo, ska, jazz, rap, the Indie Basement ...

Billie Eilish is the Grammy Award-winning artist behind Happier Than Ever. Several songs from this album earned Grammy nominations and even jumped to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 music chart. Here’s ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" will go down as the year's defining hit. Olivia Rodrigo dominated ...

As normal came back into view in 2021 — then seemed to slip away again — great songs arrived from places we could predict and places we never thought to look. Here are The Times music staff’s picks ...

When the world heard the best song of 2021 for the first time, it wasn’t quite finished yet. On Aug. 5, Kanye West stood in the middle of Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium at the second Donda listening ...