As both a music critic and a seasonal fanatic who writes my own Christmas-themed newsletter, here are a half dozen essentials.

Discover the stories behind Christmas jazz classics from Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Vince Guaraldi and more.

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

Behold the 25 Best Latin Songs of 2025! From Bad Bunny to Karol G, dive into the hits and hidden gems that shaped Latin music this year.

From Chuck Berry, to Kylie Minogue, to Lower Merion's own Lizzy McAlpine. Our pop music critic builds you a playlist for the ...

Meanwhile, clubs kept clubbing, festivals kept bumping, dance artists, agents and promoters pushed into new spaces, dance ...

Explore the complete The Housemaid (2025) soundtrack list, featuring Theodore Shapiro’s original score and the trailer song ...

The Housemaid' contains a soundtrack of powerful ballads by mostly women singers from Renée Rapp to Lana Del Ray to Taylor ...

They were called 'The Hit Factory' for good reason. Here are Stock Aitken Waterman’s 15 greatest songs, ranked.

From Italian needle drops to pop anthems, Emily in Paris season 5 delivers its most international soundtrack yet. Check out ...

This is all you need to know about the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2025 - see full cast, dance routines, songs and when it's on TV ...