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 ...

Forty years ago, the 1980s reached its middle period. Musicians were settled into evolving studio technology as drum machines, samplers, and synthesizers became ubiquitous. If you think of songs as ...

After adapting Frank Herbert's "Dune" in 1984, resulting in a box office flop ... 42 This Atlanta rapper brought snap music ...

I can already hear the pit-masters yelling at me. “How dare you cover a brisket in ketchup?! To be honest, they are pretty justified.

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The country star will sing his 1984 hit song at Donald Trump's inauguration—while he continues to sell a controversial Bible ...

Recorded in 1984 for the late diva’s classic album, this newly unearthed lung-buster could pass for a particularly banal ...

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We asked U.S. troops and veterans what songs defined their service during the Global War on Terrorism. Here's what they had to say.

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Ed Askew, a cult folk music singer/songwriter and painter, died on Jan. 4. He was 84. PEOPLE Magazine reported that Askew had ...