Pop music has gotten sadder over the last 50 years

Debating the merits of today’s popular music versus the hits of the past is largely a matter of taste. But regardless of your ...
American Songwriter

Billy Joel’s Bittersweet Pick for His All-Time Best Song Might Surprise You, Sour Notes and All

Billy Joel's pick for the best song he ever wrote is a plaintive, melancholic album closer from 1989: "And So It Goes".

30 sad Christmas songs for when you’re feeling the holiday blues

Tune into these sad Christmas songs from some of your favorite artists, from Taylor Swift and Coldplay to Elvis Presley and more ...

Pitchfork Talks with Nick León: "A Tropical Entropy," Working with Rosalía & Going Solo

Nick León speaks with Pitchfork's Mano Sundaresan from Pitchfork Music Festival London about a busy 2025, his breakout solo ...
Louder

"In a lot of abusive relationships, the hardest thing is to break away from it. That song helped break that stigma." How a bold, boundary-breaking song with some taboo l…

Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come ...