This year, I enforced a new rule to avoid overlap in the song ranking and the album ranking, to celebrate a wider array of music. Therefore, every selection for the list below is a true standout in ...

With many places lifting their Covid-19 restrictions in 2023, people flocked to attend concerts and music festivals again. Music plays a big part in our lives, comforting us in times of need and ...

It is decided: the Hottest song of 2023, as voted by you, is 'Paint The Town Red' by Doja Cat. My friends: this is democracy manifest, and the rules of democracy are unflinching and rigid. The song ...

Our staff picks the 50 best songs of 2023 so far -- the breakthroughs, the comebacks and the total surprises. It’s a little funny to do a midyear songs list in 2023. More than perhaps any time ...

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 ...

The smooth, sultry sounds of R&B soundtracked our love lives this year. Whether you were pining after an old flame, falling for a new one, or simply practicing self-love, Canadian R&B artists had a ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Kaytraminé's '4eva,' ...

Music made news this year – not always in positive ways. “We need to do better and we will,” a contrite Live Nation Entertainment president and chief financial officer Joe Berchtold told a U.S. Senate ...

In recent years, the music industry has become increasingly dominated by solo artists rather than bands — but, looking back at the best songs of 2023, collaborations provided many of the moments that ...

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, ...

Bollywood produced some really melodious, soulful and catchy music this year. So many tracks grabbed the spotlight in 2023 and became the grooviest party numbers. From Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Chaleya’ from ...