Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week, as I was out of town covering ...

This is certainly not a complete list of every song ever titled “Valentine,” but it is a sampling of seven of my favorites. Whether you’re buying roses for yourself or someone else this year, I hope ...

In this article, I try to contextualize the Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime show to my dad who said it "didn't do anything ...

Drake is still spinning from his beef with Kendrick Lamar. His new album, ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ is a failed attempt at damage ...

The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, a new book from the journalist Liz Pelly, the playlist is the ...

Sam Smith shares new single "Love Is a Stillness" as a surprise Valentine's Day release alongside a music video filmed in New York City.

Addison Rae’s successful ascent out of TikTok-only fame landed her a spot on our list of Best New Artists Of 2024. We loved “Diet Pepsi” and we thought “Aquamarine” was pretty great too. Today the ...

Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar, the Australian drama limited series, which debuted on the platform on February 6, 2025, is based on a real-life scammer, Belle Gibson, a pseudoscience advocate.

Sam Smith scored the biggest hit of their career by going all in on grandiose campy pop, but they still know how to sing the ...

The song celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and now a language expert has unpacked the meanings behind the legendary ...

Sam Smith is back with a new single, a short piano ballad called ‘Love Is a Stillness’, billed as a Valentine’s Day gift to ...