Despite his craggy voice and penchant for bizarre storytelling, Tom Waits can make beautiful songs when he wants to. His acclaimed 1999 album Mule Variations includes “Hold On,” an optimistic ...

As a wise man once said, the years start coming—and they don’t stop coming. It’s been 20 years since 1999, a truly weird and wonderful year for music, especially singles.

Twenty years ago in 1999, we were all "Livin La Vida Loca." It was the year when Ricky, J.Lo, Christina and Britney gave us some of the biggest hit songs of our generation.

The 99 Greatest Songs of 1999: Critics’ Picks. At the end of the millennium, popular music was behaving like we really might only have one year left.

There are playlists, and then there are epic playlists.We pulled up the best of 1999 — better known as one of the greatest years for iconic hit songs — for an absolutely epic playlist.

In the lyrics to one of 1999's most popular songs, Santana's "Smooth," Rob Thomas repeats the words "Let's don't forget about it." Twenty years on, I'm betting that your memory hasn't faded, no ...

Rolling Stone Music Now digs into Rob Sheffield's favorite songs of 1999 . By Brian Hiatt. Brian Hiatt Contact Brian Hiatt on X.

A lot of popular songs were released in 1999. Songs like the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" and Sugar Ray's "Every Morning" were released 20 years ago as of 2019. Jennifer "J-Lo" Lopez's ...

When it launched on June 1, 1999, the peer-to-peer music sharing service responded to a real need. It also heralded a troubling new ethic in tech that still shapes our world today.

The 1999 album, which came out just before Halloween in 1982, was also when the world caught onto Prince. He’d scored a hit with “I Wanna Be Your Lover” in 1979, but his Dirty Mind and ...

10 Unforgettable Songs From 1999 Movies. Listen to tracks by the Chicks, Aimee Mann, Blink-182 and more linked to moments in a monumentally interesting — and busy — year of cinema.