In 2020, Google’s streaming service offered a “Year in Review” playlist, while a handful of users got an email with top stats. YouTube Music’s 2021 Recap is much more extensive than previous Google ...

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Spotify Wrapped 2021 is now available to view, meaning that you can look over both global trends and your own individual roundup for the year. Here is a quick guide on how to find these features. In ...

As the end of 2021 approaches, people start reflecting on the past year. Spotify rolled out Spotify Wrapped to remind listeners of their most played songs and the year’s biggest hits, and hilariously, ...

Click on your preferred streaming provider above to be taken directly to the playlist, or scroll down to see the embedded playlists. And be sure to read our list of the Best 50 Albums of 2021 to find ...

This is more of a "Best for Mi" list. Represented here are my belief that strings make everything better; my tendency to listen to music that gives me '70s, '80s & '90s sounds; the fact that I'll play ...

Your end-of-year playlist is about to get a boost of bangers thanks to none other than former President Barack Obama. If you thought his summer 2021 playlist was fire, you’ll want to cue up Barack ...

Dear music-scribe mayors who are not the mayor, I wish we could go another dozen rounds to dig into all the fascinating stuff that’s come up this week. I’m sure in many ways we will, in many other ...

Filmmaker Edgar Wright is one of the most musically-oriented directors working today, making amazing use of pop in his films, from a zombie action sequence choreographed to Queen in Shaun of the Dead, ...

In his annual culture round-up, Barack Obama listed his top songs of 2021. There might be a couple of songs that surprise you. Before the years end, former President Barack Obama resumed his ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2021. We are republishing it as part of our holiday coverage. Christmas music is everywhere this time of year. And we know you can't get enough of ...