The Year in Music

Our pop music critics on the biggest stories of 2024.

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20 essential music documentaries to stream right now

A guide to essential music documentaries that look at musicians and bands over the decades.
Los Angeles Times - 1d
Holiday music with Darren Criss: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Darren Criss, the beloved star of television's "Glee," and the Broadway musical "Maybe Happy Ending," helps "Sunday Morning" celebrate Christmas with a performance of the Hugh Martin-Ralph Blane ...
CBS News - 5d
Music with Darren Criss: "Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season"

Darren Criss (the beloved star of television's "Glee," and the Broadway musical "Maybe Happy Ending") and the Young People's Chorus of New York City help "Sunday Morning" celebrate Christmas with a ...
CBS News - 5d
British music’s star still shines amid the economic gloom

The Beatles launched a creative cluster that remains vital to the country’s financial future
Financial Times - 1d
The 2010s are glorified by gen Z. But the ‘indie music’ of that era was unoriginal | Jamie Peck

So much of early 2000s ‘indie’ music was nothing but a backward-looking rerun of movements past. You’ve probably noticed it by now: the smeared makeup in fashion editorials, the “messy girl” style ...
The Guardian - 1d
Older music has been getting a second life on TikTok, data shows

Despite newer artists having viral moments, app users also enjoyed old school acts including Bronski Beat and Sade . This was the year that gen Z had their “ Brat summer ”, or so we were led to ...
The Guardian - 2d
‘They call me LinkedIn’: the Brazilian musical sensation named after Gary Lineker

Award-winning São Paulo songwriter who grew up in football - and music-loving family has shot to stardom since 2015 debut . The house lights were dimmed in one of Rio’s top music venues and, as the ...
The Guardian - 3d
DJ Alfredo, icon of Ibiza’s dance music scene, dies aged 71

DJ whose anything-goes spirit had a huge influence on British club culture had suffered a stroke in 2021. DJ Alfredo, who had a significant influence on Ibiza becoming a global centre for dance ...
The Guardian - 3d
Review: Giddy, imaginative 'Better Man' is the next evolution of the music biopic

This stunner of a profile from Michael Gracey, the director of "The Greatest Showman," might finally get Americans to tune into the British pop star's hits.
Los Angeles Times - 3d