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Listened to more music last year? You're not alone. The global music industry surpassed 4 trillion streams in 2023, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2023 Year-End Report found. Global streams were ...

In 2023, it was harder than ever to capture the attention of the world with an individual song. With people often looking to the past — creating steaming and social sensations with old material — new ...

Let’s get this out of the way: Taylor Swift dominated the year in music, and it wasn’t even close. Four-year-old songs of hers topped the charts. She sold physical albums at a head-spinning rate. Her ...

“Everything is under control,” Meshell Ndegeocello sings, again and again, throughout “Call the Tune,” a haunted hymn amidst the collection of mystical prayers, jazz vamps, and folk musings that ...

It's no secret TikTok has become a major hub for sharing and discovering new music. According to the video-sharing app's annual end-of-year report, 2023 saw the resurgence of some older songs as well ...

In 2023, country music is more diverse and wide-ranging than ever. But just four artists still dominate the Top 10 of Billboard's 2023 Year-End Top Country Albums wrap-up, according to scores compiled ...

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It's pretty impossible to keep up with all the amazing tracks that drop in any given year — but that didn't stop us from trying. On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Robin Hilton sits down ...