From Charli XCX’s neon-splattered club remix with Lorde to The Cure’s moment of bleary-eyed brilliance 16 years in the making ...

We’ve been in the 2000s for a quarter century now. That’s a long time, and over these past 25 years, the world has changed a lot. So, too, has the music that helps give it color. With the speed of the ...

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.

These artists and more feature in The Independent’s ranking of the 20 Best Songs of 2024. Read the full list below. 20. ‘How Did It End?’ – Taylor Swift 19. ‘Who Knows What You’ll Find?’ ...