In 2023, it was harder than ever to capture the attention of the world with an individual song. With people often looking to the past — creating steaming and social sensations with old material — new ...

Where do songs come from? For now, they come from us — from our needs, our wants, our regrets, our scorn. Next year, they might come from a box brought to near-sentience by all the songs that came ...

This list of NPR Music's best songs of 2023 looks unlike any we've ever made before. It's not just the number of songs that has changed. There are no rankings here — in fact, the 123 songs below ...

R&B girlies sampling hip-hop classics, Latin divas tag-teaming for a knockout hit and Billie channeling Barbie were among favorites of THR's senior music editor. By Mesfin Fekadu It’s hard to think of ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Each December, best-of lists spring from every corner of music journalism. Naturally, each critic has ...