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 ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

On this day in 1994, the legendary Staten Island collective, Wu-Tang Clan, released one of their most memorable tracks: “C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)” from their groundbreaking debut ...

Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house and hip-hop. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images There was a time when artists ...

Following its 1992 release, Jackson’s single reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and remained there for four weeks. Furthermore, Jackson also won three CMA Awards for the ...

My Spotify liked-songs playlist is not exactly listenable on shuffle; there are simply too many genres and moods in there.

The rapper and DJ, who died over the weekend at 43, was the biggest hit for the indie label Big Oomp Records. Its brief but ...

Saturday Night Live has hosted quite a few amazing acts through the years, but there was nothing quite like the 1990s era. These three acts are some of the most impressive (and controversial) bands ...

The set leaps 24-9 on the list dated Jan. 18 with 18,000 equivalent ... soaring 33-20 in its third week on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Increased streaming activity is the primary driver ...

The Greatest Night in Pop and The Voice are among the nominees in TV categories. By Paul Grein Two musicals (Wicked and Emilia Pérez) and the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown are among the 10 ...

Seriously? No “Vogue?” My guess is that 1990 is considered still part of the 1980s like how “Butterfly” sneaks in from 2000, but there are 13 songs on the list from 1990, like “Free ...

Who could forget the most iconic 1990s songs? It was a decade packed with musical genius, cultural shifts, and groundbreaking innovations. Hip-hop was just rising as a dominant force in mainstream ...