2025 has been around for less than two weeks, and Machel Montano is already making history.

The King of Soca graced NPR's live performance series with a career-spanning set. By Kyle Denis 2025 has been around for less than two weeks, and Machel Montano is already making history.

He performed songs such as Criminal Wine, Dip and Roll, and Drink to Dat as he too thrilled soca lovers. The night also saw a special performance from Fuh Spite singer, Nelly Cottoy. In true I ...

“We have Lyrical from Trinidad and Lady Lava [also from Trinidad], who has one of the hottest trending songs in Jamaica at present. So there’s a huge buzz beyond the soca world. We will also ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Two years later, in August 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart began. At the end of 1958, Billboard printed a recap of the year’s biggest songs for the first time (that year also ...

Here are four memorable songs sung by David Johansen of New York Dolls and Buster Poindexter fame, in honor of his 75th ...

It's no exaggeration to call 2005 a fascinating one on the Official Singles Chart, as this guide to 100 songs turning 20 next year really proves. This was the year that choreo-slaying girlband ...

Two songs that deftly blend country and hip-hop influences reign as the longest-leading No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ...

Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family ...

In keeping with the spirit of this year’s festivities, artistes vying for spots in Mash competitions were urged to submit their music for the Soca Monarch ... Mashramani 2025 with these two ...

Billboard’s Top Artists, Top Billboard 200 Albums and Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century recaps reflect performance on weekly charts dated Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024. The Top Artists ...