In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

Think back to when you first heard one of those songs that just seemed to be everywhere. You know the ones. Playing on every ...

The end-of-year debates have officially begun! Rolling Stone magazine has dropped its authoritative lists of the 100 Best Songs of 2025 and the 20 Best Movies of 2025, providing crucial validation to ...

Every June, the Paste Music crew tallies up the best songs of the year so far. It’s a great way to present our favorites to you, but also to each other. This list is a snapshot of our favorite tracks ...

But that also made the new big hits that we did get feel more special than ever — whether that was R&B veterans Ravyn Lenae and Kehlani experiencing long-overdue first true crossover moments, or newer ...

On first listen, “total euphoria” sounds like the product of eight people playing completely out of sync with one another. The drums enter and exit the mix of their own accord; the guitars speed up ...

Paste Magazine is The A.V. Club‘s source for music news and lists, artist interviews, and album reviews. This week, we unveiled our AOTY list, which was topped by the likes of Nourished by Time, CMAT, ...