It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the avalanche of new songs that arrive every year. We’re here to help: Find a gem you may have missed from the 450-plus tracks Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz ...

Don't you just love a good mashup? Sure, solo songs and collaborations are great, but there's something so exhilarating about listening to a song with several twists and turns. You think the track is ...

If you’re like a lot of us, this past year might be one you’re not unhappy to see go. (Maybe you’d even like to see the swinging door slap 2024’s ass on the way out.) But then, also like some of us, ...

In December 2024, Gene Simmons opined, quite matter-of-factly, that rock was dead. The artists comprising our Top 30 Rock Songs of 2024 would like a word. As the year draws to a close, UCR looks back ...

Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” appears to have snuck past Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” at the buzzer to become the most-streamed song on Spotify of 2024. According to Variety, the Hit Me Hard ...

Members of Ekko Astral participate in music session.(Courtesy John Lee) The D.C. region has long been a hub of musical innovation, an area where diverse influences collide to create sounds that are as ...

Many of classic rock’s biggest acts stayed busy in 2024 despite constant (inaccurate) proclamations that rock is dying. These legends found plenty of ways to grab headlines with new music, sold-out ...