In many ways, 2024 was a year for the pop queens. Taylor Swift's Eras tour boasted $2 billion in ticket sales, while Sabrina Carpenter and Chapelle Roan enjoyed breakthrough years, and Olivia ...

Music critics—myself included—have spent much of the past several years bemoaning the decline of capital-“E” Events in music: no new superstars to crown, no more tentpole albums to unify us, no more ...

Thanks to the massive success of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album and the long-running Billboard hits from country singers such as Zach Bryan and Morgan Wallen in 2024, this year's DJ Earworm United ...

A year of rap beefs, "Brat" and surprise music drops is almost in the books. When pop culture historians look back at 2024, which moment will stand out first? Will it be the brutal feud between ...

Charli XCX, Mk.gee and MJ Lenderman top our pop music critics’ lists this year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles The agendas for 21st-century musicians keep getting more ...

The power of a lasting song is that it breaks free of its origins. Hits should be more than celebrity narratives. By Jon Pareles The megahits of 2024 were inseparable from their back stories. And that ...