"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 ...

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!) ...

This year, already-familiar faces in pop music like Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen, Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey all made us realize that perhaps the best of their careers is still ahead. Jepsen ...