2019 was a year of upheaval in the pop music world, with new voices rising to the fore through unexpected pathways. Lizzo’s career was jolted forward by a Netflix trailer; Lil Nas X rode TikTok and ...
Country and Americana songwriters reflected the grim mood of 2019 in a variety of ways, whether leaning completely into it, retreating to somewhere more fun, or finding ways to rise above. Kelsey ...
The artists behind the year’s best songs were teenage pop superstars who came out of nowhere (Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X), established names looking at life and music from the cusp of their thirties ...
Young women blurring genres, global artists pushing boundaries and a rapper playing with a meme made the most exciting tracks of the year. By Jon Pareles and Jon Caramanica JON PARELES Going way, way ...