A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

From unexpected pop pivots to reflections on the state of the world, these are the essential songs of the year.

Olivia Dean was the UK’s big breakout star, scoring four concurrent singles in the Top 20; while global girl group Katseye ...

Bad Bunny and Joe Rogan are at the top of the 2025 Spotify Wrapped list for most-streamed artist and podcaster, respectively.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing ...

"I feel like Spotify is always kind of at the centre of culture, but on Wrapped day we are the centre of culture," says Ben Watts, Spotify's Head Of Music for Australia and New Zealand.

Looking back on his debut as an artist, the "All of Me" hitmaker says he was originally planning on going by his given name, ...

In 2024, for the second year in a row, Taylor Swift was named Spotify Wrapped's most-played artist. The megastar had more than 26.6-billion streams that year as she performed around the world, with ...

Some of the year’s best songs were pop chart-toppers, instant classics that ruled the radio and the clubs. Others come out of ...

Recording Academy and MusiCares CEO Harvey Mason jr. hasn’t had an easy go of it since taking over the top job in January 2020. The songwriter-producer, who assumed his role on an interim basis before ...

Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson joined forces to record "Highwayman" on Dec. 6, 1984.

John Legend shares how he adopted his iconic stage name, his early collaborations with Kanye West, and the story behind his ...