Taylor Swift and Beyoncé dominated entertainment headlines this year, but their latest albums - The Tortured Poets Department and Cowboy Carter, respectively - were just two of many bright spots in an overall great year for music.

Kendrick Lamar proved that he was a rapper, not like any other. Beyoncé and Shaboozey blurred the color lines in country music, and Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter gave us pop diva fever. Here are the top 10 tracks that rocked our world in 2024. And for the worst, go here.

Sabrina Carpenter has taken the world by storm this year, releasing hit after hit, going on a stadium tour and starring in a holiday special. Now, she's joining the ranks of other influential ...

Beyoncé changed and reclaimed country music with her ‘Cowboy Carter’ album. The March release took the world by storm with songs like "YA YA" and collaborations like Post Malone and Miley Cyrus. The album leads her to dominate the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11.

While long-established stars like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé still ruled, pop music saw a changing of the guard as Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan broke through. The artists were accessible to fans,

Bright Future opens with “Real House,” an achingly intimate reflection on Lenker’s childhood and relationship with her mother. The song’s demo-like feel — with plenty of room tone and ...

S.D. Standout Track: “Taste,” where Carpenter taunts an ex’s on-again, off-again girlfriend, reminding her that they’ll always be connected whether she likes it or not More than a decade ...

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"She always had a fun sense of humor," Eric Vetro, who's worked with Sabrina Carpenter since she was a 12-year-old Disney Channel darling, tells PEOPLE of the "Espresso" singer.

As 2024 comes to a close, everyday music lovers and celebrities alike get excited to discover who their top artist of the year was on Spotify Wrapped - and the stars are spilling all their music listening secrets with Us.

“X’s” is Cigarettes After Sex’s victory lap, a dreamy meditation on relationships, loss, infatuation and, of course, sex that the trio supported in 2024 with a tour through major sports arenas packed with (mainly) young female fans whose screams of joy were much louder than the actual music.

Artists Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Karol G and Sabrina Carpenter dominated the music industry in 2024, a year in which Puff Diddy’s monstrous side was revealed, while a painting by an AI robot fetched $1 million and a duct-taped banana artwork sold for $6.