Steve Lacy, left, Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift. (Illustration by Mel Cerri / For The Times. Photographs by Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times; Kayla James / For The Times; Chris Walker / For The Times) ...
It took 50 people to make this list of 2022's 100 best songs. Why put in that much effort, when algorithmically generated playlists can give a listener what they already know they want? Because ...
2022 boasted a variety of musical gems from artists like Noah Kahan, Maggie Rogers, and Taylor Swift. The year also gave us duds from artists like Leah Kate, Panic! At the Disco, and Drake. The five ...
In a year so bizarre that a Kate Bush single from three decades ago somehow topped the charts, it’s fitting that some of the year’s best tracks felt like wildcards. Rising rappers (Glorilla, Ice Spice ...
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 ...