Jon Caramanica

Effie, la estrella emergente de pop coreano, y Geese, la banda de indie-rock de Brooklyn, lideran las listas de nuestros críticos este año.

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds.

The singer and songwriter on her reign as one of music’s most idiosyncratic and spiritual figures and where her creative impulses are headed next.

On “Finally Over It,” the singer and songwriter rolls her eyes and brings in like-minded cynics for tracks that recall the soulful sounds of the ’90s.

Following three years of house arrest and a pardon from President Trump, the Baton Rouge, La., rapper recently completed one of the biggest tours in rap history.

The rapper, who has become one of hip-hop’s leading stars, presided over a sweaty tangle of young men outfitted in black and ecstatically moshing.

The Spanish musician on why (and how) she pushed herself to make “Lux,” a labor of love exploring the feminine divine and the brutalities of romance.

La cantante española nos habla sobre el esfuerzo que requirió hacer ‘Lux’, una obra que surge del amor y que explora lo divino femenino y las brutalidades del romance.

On Popcast, a conversation about the casual virtuosity of D’Angelo’s too-brief career with a pair of journalists who each interviewed him twice.

Our team of Swift experts debate her blockbuster new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and take listener questions about its themes and controversies.