Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

As Americans celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day, many spend time reflecting on his iconic ...

Black people are spiritual beings, which contributes to our deep connection to gospel music. A 2021 Pew Research survey found ...

Jan. 30, 2025, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin will be celebrated at the fourth annual ...

Here’s how it works. If you stream music wirelessly and want the best sound quality possible from your high-resolution digital library, then a dedicated network audio player (or music streamer) is a ...

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

By Gary Trust A select 16 shiny holiday hits have hung like ornaments in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10. The Chipmunks’ “The Chipmunk Song,” with David Seville, became the first Yuletide ...

A young Jimmy Carter was no stranger to gospel music growing up in the small rural town of Plains, Georgia during the ’20s and early ’30’. He heard it sung by Black tenant farmers working on ...

it can sometimes feel hard to keep up — but lots of songs rose from the din and stood out this year. Some of the best ones were new inventions (take, for example, a style Dominican rising star ...

Adult Pop Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay charts and only the second ever single by a Black artist to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country Songs charts. His reign knocked down artist Morgan ...