"Is 'Burnin' Up' the greatest song of the decade?" I asked myself wildly as the Jonas Brothers performed at Jingle Ball 2019 in NYC. And like, no, of course it's not. I knew this as I came back down ...

The 2019 Music Club features critics Carl Wilson, Lindsay Zoladz, and Ann Powers, with additional entries from Jack Hamilton, Julianne Escobedo-Shepherd, Jewly Hight, and Chris Molanphy. It felt like ...

Over the last decade, pop’s sonic spaces grew isolated and claustrophobic. But this year the pendulum started to swing back toward solidarity, and even a glimpse of optimism. By Jon Pareles Music ...

Something old, something new: Popular music in 2019 had plenty of both, and there was no shortage of rewards to be had and heard. As we gear up for the ‘20s (finally, a decade with a real name again!) ...