This list is updated monthly with new “Best of the Year”–worthy songs. Whoever invented the phrase “dog days of summer” clearly never thought of 2024’s seasonal music onslaught.

But nobody made the song jump like Jones did — one reason Ol’ Blue Eyes kept working with him for the next two decades (including on Sinatra’s final solo studio album, 1984’s wonderfully ...

Here are 10 songs that showcase his versatility and brilliance ... bassist Louis Johnson when he heard them playing on a demo by Chaka Khan's sister, Taka Boom. He hired them to play on the ...

With a hefty stack of hit songs under her belt, Chappell Roan had her pick of what she’d play during her inaugural turn on “SNL.” But after performing the anthemic “Pink Pony Club” for ...

The King of K-pop is back. South Korean star G-Dragon, leader of the popular boy band BigBang, has released a new solo song after seven years. The hip-hop number, Power, was previewed in an ...

And it’s right there in his first movie! Here are all the songs that appear in “Here,” as they are listed in the film’s closing credits: ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear songs from African artists Stonebwoy, Phyno, Holy Ten, Nasty C & Lekaa Beats and more. Seven months after Tyla released her self-titled debut album, which spent five ...

She went on to describe that her new song is "about facing that fear, facing myself and my inner darkness, and realizing that sometimes I can’t win or escape the parts of myself that scare me.

The song came along with a new music video, which — as teased in cryptic previews for the collab — featured Anitta with an exaggerated baby bump. In the clip, Anitta’s pregnant belly sings ...

He had said he hoped the song "eclipses the negative echoes" of Payne's death, and acts as a "blessing" to Payne's family. But now the release of the track which features vocals by Payne has been ...