Brittany, I found your recap of 2020 as the year of Stevie Nicks incredibly refreshing—a real relief from the relentless drumbeat of the new that so often drives music coverage. It brought up tons of ...

It's been one heckuva year, with the coronavirus pandemic upending seemingly every aspect of our lives. Yet the singer/songwriter was snubbed when Grammy noms were announced last month. He tweeted ...

7. The Microphones, "Microphones In 2020" 8. Bad Moves, "Local Radio" 9. Ashley McBryde, "Hang In There, Girl" ...

Music streaming service Spotify has released its annual "Wrapped" round-up, a look back at the most popular music of 2020 both for individual users and for the platform as a whole. Subscribe to read ...

It’s the end of the year and tech platforms are beginning to roll out their annual recap lists. For some music streaming services, this means revealing what the top artists, albums, and songs were for ...

As 2020 comes to a close, Apple has been sharing top lists for podcasts, the App Store, and now, Apple Music. Apple today announced the top song and album of 2020, along with top 100 charts of the ...

Looking back years from now, we may or may not remember how we encountered the songs that defined 2020 — on the radio, on a streaming service, on TikTok as the soundtrack of somebody’s viral dance ...

After generating a straightforward playlist with top songs, YouTube Music is now emailing subscribers a “Your 2020 music journey” recap complete with listening stats and other breakdowns. YouTube ...

“There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time,” John Cage wrote. “There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.” Hear that, ...

In a year in which there were few ways to hear music beyond the comforts of your own home, music videos served as a welcome — if not essential — way to experience our favorite songs. From big-budget ...

At certain moments, 2020 felt like a year that might not ever come to an end. Now that it's mostly in our rear view, can a retrospective give a shape to that swarm of weeks and months? Can we make ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrea Bossi is a New York-based contributing reporter covering music. Jan 07, 2021, 11:00am EST Jan 07, 2021, 11:18am EST This ...