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Show AllThe 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023
From Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem’s exuberant collaboration to billy woods’ apocalyptic visions to Little Simz’s myth-making swagger
The Best Music of 2023, According to Pitchfork Readers
Featuring your picks for the best albums and songs of the year
The 100 Best Songs of 2023
Featuring Ice Spice, Olivia Rodrigo, Lana Del Rey, Troye Sivan, Amaarae, NewJeans, and more
Debating the Best Songs of 2023, Part Two
In this episode of the Pitchfork Review podcast, our critics battle it out over some of their favorite songs of the year, by artists including Troye Sivan, Kendrick Lamar, Big Thief and more. Plus: Devendra Banhart tells us all about his dream collaboration.
The Best of Pitchfork Music Festival, Then and Now
In this episode of the Pitchfork Review podcast, our critics reminisce about their favorite moments from past Pitchfork Festivals and talk about who they’re looking forward to seeing most this weekend in Chicago.
20 Contenders for 2023’s Song of the Summer
SZA’s unkillable hit, Bad Bunny’s take on club rap, “Padam Padam,” and all strains of weed-smoking anthems: Here are 20 selections to soundtrack the season.
The Best of Primavera Sound 2023: Blur, Kendrick, Rosalía, and More
The 17 best things we saw at the Barcelona festival, including Skrillex, Death Grips, Caroline Polachek, Alex G, Le Tigre, Depeche Mode, Japanese Breakfast, and more
The Year in Rap: Drake, Ice Spice, Glorilla, and the Best Regional Scenes
In this episode of the Pitchfork Review podcast, our critics discuss the complicated state of the rap album, the resurgence of club beats, and the women who dominated this year.
The 43 Best Rap Songs of 2022
From Atlanta to Memphis to Detroit; from lightspeed Jersey club rap to diamond-hard New York drill; rap overflowed with energy again this year.
The 50 Best Albums of 2022
Featuring Björk, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Rosalía, the Weeknd, Alex G, and more
The 41 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2022
New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Porridge Radio, Destroyer, Father John Misty, Tomberlin, Aldous Harding, Ibeyi, Kurt Vile, and others
The 45 Most Anticipated Albums of 2022: The Weeknd, Mitski, Big Thief, Charli XCX, and More
New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Rosalía, 100 gecs, Beach House, Earl Sweatshirt, Kaina, and others
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