There’s so much we’d like to erase about 2020 — but never, ever the elation, élan, empathy, harmony, rich social commentary and dumb fun that the year’s best music brought us. Yes, we do hope the door ...

Think of it as a silver lining playlist, a whopper of a mixtape to close out a bummer of a year. Welcome to a whopper of a mixtape. If you've been living under the rock 2020 dropped on all of us back ...

Pop music continues to be one of the most dominant genres across Billboard charts, radio airwaves, award shows, and live performances. Since we're just over five years into the 2020s, this new decade ...

When I joined Pitchfork a couple months ago as its new editor, we got to work on what you’re reading now, the Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, our first big list of the year. On the surface, there’s ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. I’m re-listening to this cover on Election Day—and it’s really emphasizing the cynical, eerie feel of the ...

*As the new year approaches and we look ahead to 2021, we have all found ourselves looking back on the last 12 months and the music that helped us to survive a year like any other.

NPR Music critics and contributors take us from Bad Bunny's dizzying opus "Safaera" to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's gloriously raunchy "WAP." NPR Music's Listening Party For The Top 5 Songs Of ...