Listen to 68 tracks that made major statements, boosted big beefs, propelled up-and-comers and soundtracked the party this year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles Here’s a ...

Celebrate Amy Winehouse's birthday by revisiting her groundbreaking album Back to Black. We rank every song, from the hits to the deep cuts, and explore the stories behind them.

Last year, the Academy Awards' race for best original song could be fairly boiled down to a two-horse race between two deeply different — and equally excellent — songs from the blockbuster Barbie ...

When the Detroit-based rapper Eminem released his major label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, in 1999, he became a star overnight. With brash lyrics, vivid imagery, and the backing of famed producer ...

For the six years they were together, One Direction was the biggest pop band on the planet. Formed in 2010 as a result of talent competition The X Factor, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, ...

Twenty-four songs battled it out, but only one could come out on top. The winner of our Knox News Dolly bracket competition might surprise you.

Songs show up everywhere these days: appended to sports highlights and TikToks, piped into political rallies and Paneras, interpolated during sermons. This ubiquity often trivializes music, but it ...