Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on ...

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 ...

Leon Thomas' "MUTT" and BigXthaPlug's "All The Way" lead the pack in early contenders for song of the summer—but who will win ...

The wait is finally over. Following a surprise Coachella performance and impromptu New York City park meetup, Lorde officially dropped her dreamy new synth-pop track “What Was That” — and accompanying ...

This is amazing. Then I would feel too far away from music, so I would go to a friend’s house, record four songs and put them out. It feels like this balance is reflected on the album. That’s why I ...

In 2021, Soulja Boy was sued by a former personal assistant as Jane Doe for sexual battery and assault. Today, the rapper born DeAndre Way was ordered to pay $4 million in compensatory damages ...

Teens are proud of their accomplishments and parents are a mixed ball of emotions. These graduation songs are the tune and lyrics to that next step in life, an uplifting, if teary way to say goodbye ...

Valerie June reaches a creative peak with her new album, “Owls, Omens and Oracles," delivering the best and most complete record of her career.

Chinese accounts have unleashed a torrent of memes ridiculing Donald Trump, Americans and the stock market collapse amid a deepening trade war between China and the United States. AI-generated ...

After wiping her social media page and website, Lorde used that clean slate to tease what sure sounds like a bit of new music. On Wednesday, April 9, the musician shared a 15-second video on ...

Sleigh Bells’ songs have rarely rewarded close attention to the lyrics—their best music is physical enough to distract from the occasional clunker—but these songs are tepid enough to leave ...

An album is coming over the summer, non-specifically around the summertime ... It added: “Ironically ‘Jordi’s stand out songs are the ones lacking almost entirely in guest star pull ...