2017 is almost complete, with a majority of what will be heard on the airwaves or on record already arriving for the year, so it's time to take a look back at the year that was and pick out the ...

2017 was a groundbreaking year in pop music in which an exciting new generation of young artists bolstered by streaming challenged the big stars and their stale album rollouts to create the most ...

This year, music was all about context: artists addressed a tumultuous world or created a new one, pushing boundaries in voice and instrument. Pop stars parsed love and heartbreak, electronic ...

In 2017, Carly Rae made you leap for joy while Cardi B made haters do some sole-searching; Kesha pulled off a comeback, while Kendrick put you in your place; Lil Uzi Vert broke out with that song you ...

In a sea of songs, it can be hard to pick the ones that float to the top. They’re the sounds that stay stuck in your head for days at a time; the ones you wake up singing and save to your Spotify ...

Something about music changed this year. There was a shift—not seismic, but noticeable—in what we listen to. Radio turned their back on tried-and-true stars, opening arms instead to rappers raised on ...