There’s so much we’d like to erase about 2020 — but never, ever the elation, élan, empathy, harmony, rich social commentary and dumb fun that the year’s best music brought us. Yes, we do hope the door ...

If there were any justice, the success of 2019’s biggest rock breakthrough, black midi — a band that makes it more frustrating that there’s no easy portmanteau of “virtuosic” and “perverse” ...

The Hot 100 chart measures success across genres. Drake has the most No. 1 song debuts in history, followed by Taylor Swift ...

Even though we're not even four years into the 2020s, this new decade has already brought some killer new country songs. Whether you're into pop-country or the more traditional stuff, the current crop ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Taylor Swift might be a global pop star, but she got her start in country music. These four songs proves she is still a ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. I’m re-listening to this cover on Election Day—and it’s really emphasizing the cynical, eerie feel of the ...

One of the biggest songs of 2021 was technically released in 2020 — so it can't be included on lists of the year's best music. NPR's Bobby Carter shouts out the song "Essence" by Wizkid. * All month, ...

Music trends over the last 10 years have one thing in common: a tendency toward nostalgia and an undeniably retro bent, both in music currently being created and through older songs that have been ...

Five years ago today, the country music world lost a singer/songwriter who had a long friendship with Willie Nelson.