With summer 2025 just around the corner, talk of the so-called “song of the summer” has been rising. Summer 2024 was full of hits by artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Charli xcx that ...

The big touring extravaganzas that lump together several chart-topping acts from the ‘60s – or ‘70s or ‘80s or ‘90s – that rule the outdoor arenas at this time of year are all well and good, but they ...

This summer has been marked culturally by the ever-present "Brat" neon green — the color of Charli XCX's new album cover, Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" blasting out of car windows, and Sabrina ...

I have been a fan of Taylor Swift since the Speak Now era, so when Swift announced she was releasing “The Life of a Showgirl” on my birthday, nonetheless, I immediately pre-saved the album. I have ...

There’s less than a month left in the summer, meaning it’s starting to get a little chilly outside. But before you start layering up with coats and hoodies, let’s revisit some of the tracks that had ...

Hang on to the last gasps of the season — and prepare for the encroaching fall — with songs by Lana Del Rey, Maxwell, Pavement and more. By Jon Pareles Labor Day weekend is looming, and with it the ...