A s a consumer-facing product, Spotify has sucked for years. Whatever utilitarian elegance the platform might’ve had in its ...

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Welcome back to the Playlists, Racket’s (formerly weekly, as of 2025 a more reasonable biweekly) compilations of the best new ...

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You see DJs all the time, but do you know what they do? Leon Reilly teases out this question and more about the most illusive college hobby.

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Author Liz Pelly on her Spotify book, 'Mood Machine,' which critiques the practices and cultural effects of the streaming giant ...

These four indie love songs are some of the best to come out in the last decade by far. Get the tissues ready.

Here’s a hill I’ll die on: Music should never just be casual background noise when you’re in running mode. Motivating lyrics can elevate your mood, a bop with good ~cadence~ can keep you on pace, and, ...

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

Or to put it another way, what separates the best songs for New Year's Eve events from the more routine party-starters you'd drop in any mid-year playlist ... If the mood is getting a little ...

When used correctly, restaurant music can help reinforce your brand identity and recall, enhance the customer dining experience, and even help increase sales During the dessert presentation at ...