Our 100 favorite songs from a year where "pop" could mean just about anything. Theatrical emo balladry. Frisky K-pop. Pissed-off protest country-folk. Sentimental duet country-folk. Molasses-slow ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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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 ...

From Farruko to Kim Richards and Indiomar, here is a list of the 15 best Christian songs in Spanish this year. By Luisa Calle SEO Specialist, Billboard Español The boundaries of Latin Christian music ...

Are you disappointed by what your Spotify wrapped revealed about how you spent your year in music listening? Don't fret, we can easily upgrade your 2023 tune base. All year long, we’ve listened to, ...

Already making her mark on the zeitgeist in 2023 with Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey had one more thing to say earlier this month with her take on John Denver’s ...

For all of its exhausting megastar narratives and apparent monoculture victories, 2023 was, beneath the surface, an unpredictable year. Regional Mexican Music burst into the mainstream, underground ...

R&B girlies sampling hip-hop classics, Latin divas tag-teaming for a knockout hit and Billie channeling Barbie were among favorites of THR's senior music editor. By Mesfin Fekadu It’s hard to think of ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Each December, best-of lists spring from every corner of music journalism. Naturally, each critic has their own ...

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 ...