Japan's Spotify charts show artist loyalty beats algorithms. Mrs. GREEN APPLE holds 24 positions, Kenshi Yonezu ...

Kenshi Yonezu ’s domination of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 continues as “IRIS OUT” holds at No. 1 on the chart released Jan.

At No. 4 is Snow Man’s “CHARISMAX,” returning to the top 5 for the first time in about three months, while Kenshi Yonezu and ...

The Netherlands’ guttersnipe answer to French chanson and German schlager is as popular as ever – but has it lost its roots as the defiant voice of the working class? Our writer sways along at the ...

Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...