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New York Times
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
The Best Songs of 2025, So Far
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week's most notable new songs. After six months of listening, here's what they have on repeat. (Note: It's not a ranking, it's a playlist.) Listen on Spotify and Apple Music. Bad Bunny, 'Baile Inolvidable' Heartache and heritage mingle in 'Baile Inolvidable' ('Unforgettable Dance') from Bad Bunny's album 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' ('I Should Have Taken More Photos'). The song bridges current and vintage sounds, underscoring the multigenerational continuity of Puerto Rican music. It begins as a blurred dirge of synthesizer lines and Bad Bunny's vocals, mourning a lost romance; 'I thought we'd grow old together,' he sings in Spanish, then admits, 'It's my fault.' But the track switches to an old-school salsa jam, with organic percussion, horns and a jazzy piano. The lessons of the girlfriend who taught him 'how to love' and 'how to dance' have stayed with him. — Jon Pareles ▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Drake, 'Nokia' After the conclusion (?) of his war of words with Kendrick Lamar, Drake briefly hibernated, then re-emerged with one of his loosest projects, 'Some Sexy Songs 4 U,' with longtime collaborator PartyNextDoor. Its charming center is 'Nokia,' a saucy and cheeky electro-rap track that calls back to the sweet woe-is-me plaint of 'Hotline Bling,' perhaps the peak of universal-approval-era Drake. — Jon Caramanica ▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube B Jacks featuring Zeddy Will, 'Get Jiggy' A post-drill hip-house throwback that restores lightness to contemporary rap. These two young rappers — B Jacks from New Jersey, Zeddy Will from Queens — find a middle ground between the dance floor and the comedic internet, making a song that works as a party anthem, a meme soundtrack or a savvy entry in the long lineage of club-focused hip-hop. It's summer block party manna. — Caramanica ▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Obongjayar, 'Not in Surrender' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Karol G's Love Letter to Latinas, Plus 4 More New Songs
Produced by Kate LoPresti Edited by Frannie Carr Toth Engineered by Rowan Niemisto Original music by Dan Powell Hosted by Jon Pareles Jon Pareles, the chief pop music critic at The New York Times, shares a multigenerational playlist full of old-school rock and some more futuristic sounds. Bruce Springsteen, 'Repo Man' Karol G, 'Latina Foreva' Moses Sumney and Hayley Williams, 'I Like It I Like It' M(h)aol, '1-800-Call-Me-Back' Little Feat, 'Dance a Little" Jon Pareles is the chief pop music critic at The Times. The Playlist The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven't already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.
New York Times
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
April Showers Bring May Flowers, the Playlist
Dear listeners, This is Dani Blum, a health reporter and sometime music writer at The New York Times, filling in for Lindsay this week. May is when music leaks outside, when songs start to seep out of car windows, when clusters of speakers clog parks. This always feels like a kind of benediction to me, or a reward for the long slog of murky, soggy spring. You know the saying about the seasonal blossoming — so with that in mind, I put together a playlist focused on flowers, but also on the quiet, thrumming hope that comes this time of year. Call it post-spring, pre-summer, the sweetest form of seasonal purgatory. This playlist features songs from across the last decade, including older tracks from Lorde and Lana Del Rey — two artists whose new music I'm most excited to hear this summer — as well as an understated track from the queen of last summer, Charli XCX.
New York Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
On ‘What Was That,' Lorde Returns to Pulsing Synth-Pop
Jon Pareles, the chief pop music critic at The New York Times, presents a playlist full of new music. Some songs are about heartache — others are about planetary catastrophe. The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven't already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Android Authority
08-05-2025
- Android Authority
Spotify just dropped meaningful new features for both Premium and free users
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify has rolled out new features for both Premium and free users. Premium users get a revamped Queue, a more powerful Hide button, and a new 30-day Snooze feature. Meanwhile, the Spotify app now surfaces new 'Add,' 'Sort,' and 'Edit' tools at the top of playlists. There's also a new Create button for quick access to several features. Spotify has just rolled out a series of meaningful updates aimed at giving users, both Premium and free, greater control over their listening experience. These updates, some of which are still experimental, enhance playlist management, track selection, and social collaboration. What's new for Spotify Premium users? Spotify Premium subscribers are getting several upgraded tools, starting with a revamped Queue. Located via the three lines at the bottom of the Now Playing screen, the updated Queue now includes new controls like Shuffle, Smart Shuffle (which suggests personalized tracks), Repeat, and Sleep Timer. Spotify will also show you suggested songs after your queued tracks, helping you decide what to listen to next. If you'd rather not see these suggestions, you have the option of disabling them by turning off Autoplay and Smart Shuffle. Another enhancement for Premium users is a more powerful Hide button. Tapping it now removes a song from that playlist across all your devices. If you'd prefer a temporary break from a track, Spotify is also testing a new '30-day Snooze' feature. This experimental option removes the song from your recommendations for a month and may roll out to all users in the future. New features for all Spotify users In addition to Premium-specific updates, Spotify is introducing broader improvements across its app. All users will now see new 'Add,' 'Sort,' and 'Edit' tools at the top of their playlists. These tools make it easier to customize tracklists, change playlist titles, design custom cover art, and reorder songs to your liking. In selected countries, including the US, you can now turn your Liked Songs into a playlist. Simply filter them by genre and tap 'Turn into playlist.' The mobile app is also getting a new Create button (+) in the bottom-right corner. This gives all users quick access to playlist creation, collaboration features, and Spotify's social listening tool, Blend. Premium subscribers get bonus features here, including direct access to Jam for real-time group listening and AI Playlist, which builds playlists with the help of AI. Lastly, Spotify has slightly reorganized its navigation. Your Library now appears as the third tab at the bottom of the screen.
