Whether you heard them on TikTok, on the radio or on a fresh slab of old-fashioned vinyl, new songs helped make sense this year of a world that seemed to need more interpretation with every passing ...

Peso Pluma, left, Boygenius and Shakira. (Jess Hutchinson / Los Angeles Times; photos by Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times; Christopher Polk / Penske Media; Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Where do songs ...

If you were hoping for the pop madness of 2024 to slow down and start making sense: good luck, babe! Because there has never, ever, been a pop year like the hot-not-pretty mess that was 2024. Week to ...

Once you’ve decided on the destination and logistics of your road trip, next comes the fun part: choosing the music. If you ...

It’s summertime and we just checked the forecast. Good news: Thanks to this playlist of summer songs, there’s nothing but good vibes for the foreseeable future. Whatever you’ve got on the calendar to ...

We take a look at four classic songs (and two that might be unexpected) that are well-deserving of a spot on your November playlists.

Where do songs come from? For now, they come from us — from our needs, our wants, our regrets, our scorn. Next year, they might come from a box brought to near-sentience by all the songs that came ...