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 ...

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

When you get a reputation as a sideman extraordinaire, it can be tough to garner attention for the music you make on your own ...

Like all her solo outings so far, “IT Girl” is boisterous and elastic, testing the limits of pop music as well as any expectations we might’ve had. “There’s still so much that people don ...

When we think of gospel music, our minds often drift to the serene ... Midnight Crew’s track “This Fuji Thing” from their solo debut album Igwe even hints at this tension—they played ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT GOSPEL SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

“People in Power,” as the song’s title translates in English, has become the unofficial anthem of a mass uprising that has consumed this southern African nation over the past few ...

But then, also like some of us, perhaps you look back on the wealth of phenomenal songs the year gave us, and suddenly it’s: Come back, ’24, all is forgiven. Whether it was an unusually great ...

As a group, you compromise a lot for the collective vision. Working solo has allowed me to explore ideas I've always wanted to try. How many songs have you produced as a solo artist? In May I released ...

The groovy beats, catchy chorus, and powerful performance marked a fresh start for Jennie as a solo artist under her own label, QA. In the song 'Mantra,' Jennie was able to reinvent her image once ...

Noah Kahan’s Stick Season is officially the UK’s biggest song of 2024, Official Charts can confirm. The first Number 1 of 2024, the Vermont singer’s breakthrough hit Stick Season has ...