Popular music seems an odd stage for a revolution in good generational vibes. After all, the business of music is skewed ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Quesada and Cuco’s take on this musical tradition is both buoyant and resigned, as the Hitchhiker artist laments the loss of his “eternal love” through song ... and its lyrics are even ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Of all the “Buena Vista Social Club” songs ... tale lyrics and years after it kicked off an album that changed the history of his country’s music. In some ways ...

Blues great Bobby Rush is still making music and touring ... is "Young Fashioned Ways," which released on March 21 and will be supported with a 27-city U.S. tour. Both musicians journeyed to ...

it is always humbling to see how well the song is received both on Merseyside and further afield. "It's great to see how it travels so well," he says. "It's always people's favourite song of mine ...

Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore ... and their role in the battle – on both the American and British side.

But Smith’s wounded songs ... explore ways to deliver his point. He by no means abandons his gentler side on Figure 8. “Somebody That I Used To Know” and “Easy Way Out” both render ...

With woozy melodies, synth-centric beats, and lyrics ... song. Are there artists whose evolution you see as the trajectory you’d like to follow? Travis Scott, The Weeknd, of course. Both keep ...

In the chorus of the song, its lyrics describe "God's Country" as the ... Not only are they close, but both of them are longtime songwriters who are so entrenched in the songwriting community ...