If you were hoping for the pop madness of 2024 to slow down and start making sense: good luck, babe! Because there has never, ever, been a pop year like the hot-not-pretty mess that was 2024. Week to ...

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...

Today, NPR Music releases its list of the 50 best albums of 2024. And as usual, everyone was in complete agreement with no dissenting opinions or debate of any kind. Correct, Ann Powers? ANN POWERS, ...

How come some songs make us want to sing along and dance, while others just don't grab our attention? Catchy songs have been around as long as there's been music, but what makes a song stick in our ...

Recent works by Gabriela Ortiz, choral music by David Lang and unreleased recordings by Radu Lupu are among our selections.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Billie Eilish, SZA, Beyoncé, Eminem, Post Malone, Becky G and Gracie Abrams were among the night's winners at the Las Vegas ceremony. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Billie Eilish, SZA, Beyoncé, ...

Listen to 68 tracks that made major statements, boosted big beefs, propelled up-and-comers and soundtracked the party this year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles Here’s a ...