In 2020, there were many ways to understand the year in music; this week, we're considering four. Even more than "mindfulness" or "self-care," "chill" has morphed into a context-flattening buzzword, ...

Does hearing a particular verse, hook, bridge, or chorus of a song that you love ever send shivers down your spine or give you a tingling feeling accompanied by pleasurable chills? Almost every anthem ...

The best songs of 2020 were created in studios from Seoul to Johannesburg, Puerto Rico to Nashville. They strut, commiserate, titillate and disarm. Some of them are collaborations that showcase ...

Music has been a consistent comfort and creative outlet through the tumultuous year that has been 2020. Although sold-out concerts, packed nightclubs, and cozy indie venues have largely been closed ...

In the weeks since protests ignited over the police killing of George Floyd, more than two dozen musicians – primarily hip hop and R&B – have released new songs that speak directly to our current ...

2020 is officially halfway over, which means the world of hip-hop has had plenty of time to leave its mark on the pop culture zeitgeist with their songs and lyrics. Even amid a turbulent year that's ...

There are some theme songs that are just embedded into your mind. The first few notes of the X-Men animated theme is enough to jolt you out of whatever you’re doing and make you hum along to it. And, ...

There are a few phrases that make me cringe every time I hear them in fitness classes. They go something like, “Leave it all on the floor!” or “Go all out, this is IT!” As if any particular workout ...