A new study that reviewed Billboard hits from the past 73 years found a steady simplification of rhythm and pitch. Credit... Supported by By Alexander Nazaryan “Well, we’re all in the mood for a ...

Happy Halloween and welcome to the 38th Songs of the Week of 2025. It was a scary good week for new tracks, with a lot of new songs we really liked. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, ...

A study of the top five Billboard songs every year from 1950 to 2023—a list that includes hits like “Hey Jude” by the Beatles, “Vogue” by Madonna and “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga—found that popular ...

Welcome to the 42nd Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks. I find it ...

There’s a perfect song on Gimme Fiction, the new album from the chronically underrated Austin, Texas, rock band Spoon. It’s called I Summon You, and its narcotic powers are such that only after you ...

We aren't getting too many new albums between now and the actual end of the year, but one of the few that drops this week is Unclouded, the latest from Melody Prochet, the French psych-pop artist who ...

Some samples breathe new life into forgotten classics, while others recontextualize a song's place in contemporary music more ...

Reflecting on the season, she said, “Spring is all about celebration. After winter comes spring, and it’s a season filled ...