Mega-pop sensations and underground gems, new voices and timeless legends One of the things that makes loving music the ultimate lifelong romance: every year, crazy
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A year of surprises from all over the map How many ways can you praise the music of 2024? Well, as the late great Quincy

The Best Music Books of 2024

From jubilant takes on classic carols to longing ballads that tug at your heartstrings, these songs (also) deserve a place in Carey’s holiday canon ‘Tis

Special new bands and ace singer-songwriters — featuring MJ Lenderman, Waxahatchee, Soccer Mommy and more Strummy singer-songwriter confessionals, twisty guitar pop, L.A. shoegaze, Spanish garage-punk,

Judas Priest, Kerry King, Body Count, High on Fire, Chat Pile, and more Aggression can be healing — that’s a fact that fans of metal,

From eviscerating diss tracks to scorching summer anthems, there was no shortage of rap hits to get us through the year The year in hip-hop

From Kendrick Lamar to Tyler, the Creator and Cash Cobain, the year in hip-hop featured a variety of styles and sounds. The year in hip-hop

Rain shows, insane cameos, and life-changing surprise songs From the moment it broke Ticketmaster, the world knew Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour would become the biggest

Sugar-rush pop, legit country soul, profound poetic storytelling, over-the-top rock & roll jams: Has any artist from the Sixties-Seventies golden era of singer-songwriters ever mastered