Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment. If you’re reading this, there’s a solid chance you’ve recently found yourself down a Spotify rabbit hole, streaming songs from a decade ago and wondering ...

From Ariana Grande to Beyoncé to Zayn, we’re taking a look back at the best pop music had to offer in 2016. The “Formation” video’s surprise debut dropped a lot of jaws, for a host of different ...

We’ve officially made it to the final month of 2016, which means it's time to count down the best of music videos, movies, and more from the past year. Despite the fact that 2016 was a trash year if ...

The creation of this article included the use of AI and was edited by human content creators. Read more on our AI policy here. If you’ve been on TikTok lately, you’ve probably noticed something: your ...

There’s something for everyone and something everyone will hate. Photo illustration by Slate. Images by Def Jam, Columbia, Boys Don't Cry, and RCA Nashville. And now, my friends, the sweet by and by ...

The 2016 American Music Awards brought out the biggest names in music Sunday night at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. The awards, which were co-hosted by Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah, were full of show ...

So many historical figures and famous artists died in 2016, we often had to be reminded that years do not kill people. Every facet of public life saw prominent losses: John Glenn, Fidel Castro, ...

As just this past week proved with the deaths of Carrie Fisher and George Michael, 2016 was a brutal year for the arts. And country music was not immune. The genre lost legendary performers, ...

The creation of this article included the use of AI and was edited by human content creators. Read more on our AI policy here. Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment. If you’re reading this, ...

This year, music videos proved once again to be one of the most malleable mediums we’ve got. They could last for a few minutes, or an hour. They could explore issues of identity and race, or show off ...