The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each ...

As per tradition, Barack Obama has closed out the year with his annual picks of his favorite songs, with tracks by Lil Nas X, Mitski, Brandi Carlile, and Lizzo among those that caught the former ...

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each ...

Former President Obama rounded out his year-end best-of lists Friday with a playlist of his favorite tracks of 2023. This year’s edition features a broad mix of genres, from country to rap to ...

Celebrate two years of this newsletter with songs by Dolly Parton, Stacey Q, Mitski and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Surprise: There’s a birthday party in your inbox! Today we’re celebrating two years of ...

Hear tracks by Jorja Smith, Towa Bird, Wilco and others. By Jon Pareles Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new ...

Almost two years into the pandemic, it’s hard to say when music will return to normal or even what that might look like. But even as tours are scheduled and canceled and rescheduled again, artists are ...