Yeah, 2022 was a big year for stadium-packing pop stars—Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, the Weeknd—with splashy new albums, a frenzy compounded by anxious Spotify reminders notifying users ...

How does one make sense of every single pop music hit from 2022 in less than 4 minutes? Mash-ups baby! California’s DJ Earworm has been presenting his “United State of Pop” mash-ups every year for ...

Hear tracks by Rosalía and Cardi B, Saint Levant & Playyard, Little Simz and others. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the ...

While videos from powerhouses like BLACKPINK and NCT 127 were highly anticipated, others (like rookie group NewJeans) crashed through the doors without warning and became viral hits within days. And ...

Former President Barack Obama has released his annual playlist featuring his favorite songs of the past year. His 2022 playlist includes Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5,” Bad Bunny’s “Tití Me ...

Hear tracks by the Linda Lindas, David Byrne, Summer Walker and others that lean cozy, confrontational and lightly comedic. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Every Friday, pop critics ...

In the wildest couple of seconds this year, freckled Stray Kids dancer Felix spit up hearts while bandmate Changbin spit a verse — a straightforward confession of feelings by most merits, though, just ...