Barack Obama’s 2025 playlist spans 30 tracks across Hip Hop, Afrobeats, pop and more genres. Kendrick Lamar and Drake both appear on the list, revealing Barack isn’t picking sides in their rap feud.

Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you ...

Barack Obama’s 2025 playlist highlighted Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Gunna as key Hip-Hop voices shaping the sound of today and tomorrow. The former president’s annual music roundup once again leaned ...

Discover the latest “Mixed on Focal” HD playlists from Focal Naim America, featuring tracks mixed by top engineers on Focal studio monitors—now streaming in high-res. The main course is “Mixed on ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler This is Jonathan Mahler. I ...

This week’s playlist includes new music by Gelli Haha, Mary in the Junkyard, Johanna Samuels (ft. Courtney Marie Andrews), Fcukers, Fire-Toolz, Jim Legxacy, Soulwax, Lee Scratch Perry x Mouse on Mars, ...

Running in July is a beast. There’s really no way around the heat unless you plan on summering in Alaska, Finland, or Manitoba. Even then, if you run on a sunny day you’re probably going to end up ...

Hear where moments of Kraftwerk, Enya, Herb Alpert and more ended up in producers’ deft hands. By Lindsay Zoladz Today’s playlist is a celebration of a tried-and-true method of discovering new-to-you ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...