From Gustav Mahler to Lady Gaga, a peek into Lindsay’s past 12 months in music. It’s time for one of my favorite annual Amplifier traditions: the songs that explain my year. Consider it a musical ...

There is something inherently spiritual about Griff’s music, from the backtrack to the words. She can do upbeat, fall-to-your knees pop as expertly as she can do a softer ballad. This track from 2024 ...

The first few weeks of being a parent become a blur - at least they have for me. But in that haze, I can still pick out a few details, specifically songs - the ones that played as we sped to the ...

DannyLux turned 21 not that long ago. Yet the perpetual sad boy is already contemplating the extent of his mortality — and his legacy. “Whenever I die, I really want to feel like I did something to ...

Logan Becker loves his song — it was written just for him. Logan has a rare connective tissue disorder, and in 2020, when he was 9, he received his personalized, upbeat anthem from the Songs of Love ...

But there's little evidence that listening to the whole song will get rid of an earworm. Research suggests that listening to ...

Music collecting and appreciation is a deeply personal hobby. It’s something very important to me and serves as a snapshot of time and place. Over the years, most of us of a certain vintage have built ...

Several Gershwin classics, plus cartoons like Betty Boop and Blondie, have reached the U.S. copyright maximum.

Willie Nelson songs are essential to the fabric of American music. Whether the Abbott, Texas, native wrote them himself or interpreted the tunes of others with his idiosyncratic singing style, songs ...

A musical memoir of our critic’s 2024, with tracks from MJ Lenderman, Cass Elliot and Women. By Lindsay Zoladz Earlier this week, I shared a massive playlist of some of the best music released in 2024 ...