Ice Spice

Opulent disco-pop, R&B hook-up jams, raging hot-mess anthems: These are the songs and albums that defined the year in pop music.

Featuring your picks for the best albums and songs of the year

Featuring Sufjan Stevens, Kali Uchis, SZA, boygenius, Caroline Polachek, André 3000, and more

Featuring Ice Spice, Olivia Rodrigo, Lana Del Rey, Troye Sivan, Amaarae, NewJeans, and more

The Cure trading cards, Ice Spice lunch boxes, Olivia Rodrigo rings, Snail Mail plush toys, and more unique gift ideas for every type of music fan.

In this episode of the Pitchfork Review podcast, our critics take sides and discuss which tracks by some of 2023’s most exciting artists deserve a spot on our upcoming year-end lists.

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.

In this episode of the Pitchfork Review podcast, our critics highlight songs from the first half of the year that we have on repeat—and the ones we never want to hear again.

From twisted R&B auteur Liv.e to club rap regenerator Bandmanrill to indie rock realists Wednesday, these are the musicians we’re keeping a keen eye on this year.

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. 

From Atlanta to Memphis to Detroit; from lightspeed Jersey club rap to diamond-hard New York drill; rap overflowed with energy again this year.