2022 was the year of music! We all had songs that drew us in, entering our rotation and populating our playlists. For the end of the year, arts editors Henry, Jack, Ryan and Odessa list their top ...

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 ...

We asked music critic Kiana Fitzgerald, a frequent contributor to NPR Music: Was there a lyric from 2022 that stayed with you all year? She chose a line from the SZA song "Blind." One of the last big ...

As a '90s kid who spent hours with a Walkman in the backseat of a car, an appreciation for the sonic narrative has stuck — that same patience, nuance and attention to detail can be found in my ...

With the calendar flipping to September, “As It Was” by Harry Styles stands as the clear winner of the unofficial title of Song of the Summer, followed by a handful of other catchy singles that ...