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 ...

The songwriting mistake Paul McCartney wishes he could redo on the classic Beatles track "When I'm Sixty-Four." ...

With so much uncertainty in the air, we’re leaning into optimism by keeping an eye on the horizon with our list of the Most ...

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The Beatles have had their hands on many different genres, and they added punk to the list the minute they made this raucous ...

Paul McCartney wrote hit songs without The Beatles — he just struggled to write good hit songs without The Beatles! Only one of his solo No. 1 singles is genuinely worthwhile.

This example of classic rock songs based on dreams might be a bit surprising to some. “Break It Up” by Patti Smith was written after she had a “vision” of Jim Morrison in a dream. That, coupled with ...

One Paul McCartney song is a disjointed mess about water and food and freedom. Here is how the track in question compares to Paul's other post-Beatles hits.

She pulled it off. Way back in August, Lady Gaga released her Bruno Mars duet “Die With A Smile,” an old-school love-jam that ...

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