Dear listeners, It’s Lindsay’s editor, Caryn, here to kick off a round of guest newsletters with around 19 minutes of upbeat music from March. (If you...
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...
J.B. Moore, an advertising man from suburban Long Island who wrote the lyrics to one of rap’s first hits — Kurtis Blow’s 1979 novelty song, “Christmas...
▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 4. The Pogues: “Dirty Old Town” Though the Pogues were technically from London, they carried the torch of...
With the Drake takedown “Not Like Us,” by Kendrick Lamar, now officially the most celebrated rap diss ever, the record label behind both artists is seeking...
“Probably in a great way but also in a bad way,” Asante said, he decided to give Sandy the stems, or building blocks, of all the...
Bon Iver featuring Danielle Haim, ‘If Only I Could Wait’ Doubts and yearning — and electronics and distortion — threaten to overcome Justin Vernon, who performs...
▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 5. Jason Derulo: “Whatcha Say” Speaking of Auto-Tune, this proudly synthetic debut single from the R&B singer Jason...
In a room full of cubicles, workers in headsets read from their computer screens, addressing callers who dialed a 1-800 number. They have a script. “Were...
When Randall Park was first approached about playing an F.B.I. agent in Netflix’s new murder mystery series, “The Residence,” his first thought was: Another one? “I...
