There’s so much we’d like to erase about 2020 — but never, ever the elation, élan, empathy, harmony, rich social commentary and dumb fun that the year’s best music brought us. Yes, we do hope the door ...

Bring Me the Horizon’s “Parasite Eve” is Loudwire’s pick for the 2020 Song of the Year. To celebrate the unintentional COVID-19 anthem, keyboardist and programmer Jordan Fish joined us via Zoom to ...

There’s a 42-minute difference between the longest and shortest songs on our year-end list. Even setting aside the anomaly of Phil Elverum’s album-length “Microphones in 2020,” you’re still left with ...

Music has been a consistent comfort and creative outlet through the tumultuous year that has been 2020. Although sold-out concerts, packed nightclubs, and cozy indie venues have largely been closed ...

The best songs of 2020 are more than just songs—they're the anthems that got us through an unprecedented year. Whether we turned to them for escape, for inspiration, or for a reflection of the times, ...

The best rock songs of 2020 brought joy to a year that really needed it. It's pretty hard to imagine how the year could have gone worse for the the music industry as a whole, as the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Yassmine El-Rewini. Buy this photo. 1. “I Know the End,” Phoebe Bridgers Phoebe Bridgers ...

There are 365 days in a year, and yet, at the end of each one, we can't help but think: So many songs, so little time. It'll come as no surprise to most, but if you're only listening to what's on the ...

The year 2020 was an odd one for the world, but the year certainly had plenty of great music. These four country songs all came out in 2020 and have sadly already been forgotten, even though they are ...

The music industry has no idea how to sit still and slow down. If that weren’t already clear from the steady clip of new albums released from artists six months (or less) after their last, 2020 served ...