A handful of familiar faces help make the Top 5 of October's Top 40 Country Songs, but one famous face is missing. MGK (with Jelly Roll) has been taking "Lonely Road" to every big stage he can find.

Listen to 68 tracks that made major statements, boosted big beefs, propelled up-and-comers and soundtracked the party this year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles Here’s a ...

Don't you just love a good mashup? Sure, solo songs and collaborations are great, but there's something so exhilarating about listening to a song with several twists and turns. You think the track is ...

Kendrick Lamar proved that he was a rapper, not like any other. Beyoncé and Shaboozey blurred the color lines in country music, and Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter gave us pop diva ...

From Charli XCX giving us a "Brat" summer to Shaboozey getting us to hand clap along to "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," much liveliness reigned in music in 2024. Even a couple of newcomers – Benson Boone and ...

Sabrina Carpenter, Loretta Lynn and SZA sing about all the points on a love triangle. By Lindsay Zoladz Today’s playlist is all about one of popular music’s favorite shapes: the love triangle. Full of ...

Country music continued its surge in 2024, with country and country-inspired songs proliferating the Hot 100 this year, ...

BI's music reporter ranked the 20 best songs of 2024. Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Kendrick Lamar, and Raye round out the top five. Listen to the complete ranking on Business Insider's Spotify.

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