We feel the same way too - so we’ve collated 13 alternative Christmas songs that you might want to sneak onto Spotify playlists this season. From DMX to Corey Taylor, here’s our alternative ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

With so many constant releases in Latin music, it can sometimes feel hard to keep up — but lots of songs rose from the din and stood out this year. Some of the best ones were new inventions ...

Celia Cruz is getting celebrated in the year that would have marked her 100th birthday, including a vinyl rerelease of 'Son ...

But then, also like some of us, perhaps you look back on the wealth of phenomenal songs the year gave us, and suddenly it’s: Come back, ’24, all is forgiven. Whether it was an unusually great ...

The songs on this list were selected based on commercial success, vocal achievement and critical acclaim. American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey with her ex-husband Tommy Mottola, an American music ...

Vinyl-focused listening bars inspired by ones ... which strikes a balance between contemplative and festive: The songs playing through its bright yellow speakers are at their most crystalline ...

A brilliantly-written, beautifully-produced half-hour of inventive post-hardcore that recalls the “pop hooks + Fugazi angles ... Bad Moves write the sort of song where each section could ...

As soon as I stepped into Sonic Boom on a recent lunch break, I was drawn to a stack of autographed copies of Texan singer Leon Bridges’ latest self-titled album. He was in town for a show at ...

From their forthcoming album, James Brandon Lewis Trio shares “Prince Eugene,” a hazy ballad that combines a dub-reggae bassline and drums with a Zimbabwean mbira as Lewis’ saxophone sings and guides ...