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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

Álvaro Diaz’s futuristic visions, Dillom’s unflinching tour-de-force, Nathy Peluso’s unapologetic maximalism, and much more The commercial success of Latin music has become a double-edged sword.

Charli, Sabrina, Chappell, Shaboozey, and more If you were hoping for the pop madness of 2024 to slow down and start making sense: good luck,

Huge blockbusters, breakout debuts, left-field gems, and much more The albums of 2024 hit us hard and soft, all year long. The music world was

Weezer, Neil Young, Miles Davis, the Beastie Boys, and more With the holiday gift-giving season nigh, here are our favorite multidisc sets of the year,