It’s brutal out there, and that’s why, more than ever, we needed the consoling and prodding pleasures of popular music to help everything make sense in here. [Stage direction: taps chest, knowingly.] ...

As normal came back into view in 2021 — then seemed to slip away again — great songs arrived from places we could predict and places we never thought to look. Here are The Times music staff’s picks ...

If your Spotify Wrapped looks anything like mine—that is, 99% Beyoncé—it might be time to diversify your playlists. The spare, futuristic synths on “Billions” allow Caroline Polachek’s soaring voice ...

The Genius community has shared its picks for the “50 Best Songs of 2021,” and several K-pop artists made the list! On December 29 local time, Genius published its annual list of “the year’s best ...