This year's defining songs include a pop gem from Taylor Swift's latest album, Olivia Dean's breakout hit, and Kendrick Lamar ...

Every December, a small group of songs returns to dominate charts, playlists, and pop culture. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has ...

Every December, a small group of songs returns to dominate charts, playlists, and pop culture. Their extraordinary sales show ...

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Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a ...

"Christmas Wrapping" is a delightful combination of storytelling and catchy melodies. This song tells the tale of love and missed connections during the holiday season, resembling a Hallmark movie in ...

The best Christmas song to blast your eardrums out to. "Carol of the Bells" is the most epic — and maybe kinda creepy? — Christmas song, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra just shreds their rendition of ...

2025 was a thrilling, wide-ranging year for pop music, from the big-budget triumphs of superstars like Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift to the mainstream arrivals of artists like Addison Rae and Olivia Dean ...

Music reminds us of what we’ve lost and what we’ve found, writes. Where we’ve been, and where we’re going. These are the ...

A huge chart record has fallen: Mariah Carey 's 1994 holiday staple "All I Want for Christmas Is You" now holds the all-time ...

Mariah Carey is a marketing genius. The pop superstar begins promoting her best-selling single, a Christmas song, on ...

The Oakland-based experimental artist Chrystia Cabral, a.k.a. SPELLLING, resists genre categorization in a way that allows ...