Music

‘I’m a Believer’ Is What Being a Teenager Sounds Like

The Monkees didn’t write the song, and most of them didn’t even appear on the track, but it remains an anthem for any young person in love

December Is the One Month Free of Spotify Wrapped’s Watchful Eye

For the last 30 days of the year, I can listen to Limp Bizkit on repeat all I want and you’ll be none the wiser

NSYNC’s Biggest Song Never Actually Went ‘Bye Bye Bye’

The pop smash symbolized the best and worst of the Y2K boy-band era. But although the group didn’t last, the song has remained in the zeitgeist, mostly recently thanks to the great new movie ‘Red Rocket’

‘You Oughta Know’ Is About You

The ongoing fascination with which former boyfriend inspired Alanis Morissette’s breakup anthem obscures the fact that any listener can feel indicted by her takedown of a bad ex