Bob Boilen and I, along with the rest of the NPR Music team, have been prepping for our year-end coverage by listening to hundreds of songs and albums in one big shared playlist. Along the way, we've ...

One of the top songs of 2016 was a twist to the Western pop style: Rihanna's "Work." With lyrics in Caribbean patois and a dancehall beat, it introduced the world to the music of RiRi's native ...

Here are the top tracks that pulled us closer in 2016. By Billboard Staff Pop music’s best wasted no time getting into formation this year, with major releases from a galaxy of our brightest stars ...

The best-selling country songs of 2016 come from superstar acts like Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Blake Shelton, but also newcomers like Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton. This list of the Top 40 ...

2016 was a tough one. It’s not like nothing good happened this year (especially if you’re a Cubs fan), but after twelve months of tough times, heartbreaking losses, and a bitterly contested election, ...

Leah Greenblatt is the former critic at large for movies, books, music, and theater at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2023. Fifth Harmony made working from home a full-on party; Ariana Grande ...

It's party season, you guys. Aside from having to make a start on organizing schedules, messaging friends, and coordinating entire nights out, it's time to make an effort to re-familiarize yourself ...

Apple Music appears to be rolling out an all-new weekly playlist called "Friends Mix" to a few subscribers today. According to Reddit user Reesyy, the new curated playlist will be filled with songs ...