Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Beyoncé is more than just a pop star; she is a cultural phenomenon, an artistic visionary, and one of the most powerful performers of the 21st century. With a career spanning over two decades, Queen ...

While there are great songs all over movies from the '80s, there are few that had the cultural impact as Public Enemy's ...

All of the CSI franchise shows have used songs by The Who as their theme song, creating a nice symmetry between the shows. The original show, CSI, or later CSI: Las Vegas used "Who Are You," and it ...

Examining several anthems of the labor and civil rights movements, excerpting from and delving deeper into a recent live ...

Six years after his death, Pittsburgh-based rapper Mac Miller posthumously appears on atop the Billboard 200 with ...