Alex Warren’s chart-topping ballad “Ordinary” is this summer’s most popular song by the numbers, but critics and music fans have lamented that this summer seemed to have few breakout hits as the ...

As we put this list together, we thought about the rise of a new pop class, the return of some longtime favorites, regional rap bangers, country crossovers, the year of sexy drill, and more. All the ...

2024 was widely viewed as a thrilling year for mainstream hits. 2025, not even close. “There haven’t been too many big moments,” says Nima Etminan, COO of Empire, the independent label that signed ...