This list is updated monthly with new “Best of the Year”–worthy songs. Whoever invented the phrase “dog days of summer” clearly never thought of 2024’s seasonal music onslaught.

Putting words to music can lead to immortality. Unfortunately, not all sentiments expressed in songs deserve to live forever. Systemic racism has been known to work itself into music, via lyrics ...

The denim brand was looking for ways to sell more apparel to women, and the megastar gave them a natural spokeswoman thanks to a song on “Cowboy Carter.” By Jordyn Holman Kenny Mitchell ...

When I joined Pitchfork a couple months ago as its new editor, we got to work on what you’re reading now, the Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, our first big list of the year. On the surface ...

The hit boasts twice as many weeks at No. 1 than any other leader this year. By Gary Trust Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tallies a 12th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, extending ...

currently licenses the public performance of more than 1.5 million songs on behalf of its 15,000+ affiliated songwriters, composers, and music publishers.” It’s smaller than similar ...

Disney's beloved characters Moana and Maui return in a sequel to the 2016 hit, featuring the new song 'We're Back' by Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow. The story follows Moana's journey to reconnect ...

English goth rockers The Cure are back with their first new song in 16 years ... Their last national Australian tour was back in 2016. Hopefully, a new record heralds another Australian tour.

The new Gaga album is equal parts Joker companion piece and covers of classic showtunes and pop standards, with a pair of original songs Gaga wrote specifically for the album to round the whole ...

The first composition he copyrighted, perhaps the first copyrighted blues song, was “If you don’t believe I’m ... and is a retired public-school educator. He is worship leader at Charles Wesley United ...

The Cure have shared new song “Alone,” and, with it, confirmation that their first album in 16 years, Songs of a Lost World, will arrive on November 1. Robert Smith produced the long-teased ...

Talking with some of that team, songwriter and worship leader Ben Fielding said, "We've been intentional about writing songs that will translate across the Church globally." From many of the Hillsong ...