@Daniel Frias

The songs you love. The more you use Apple Music, the better the mix. Refreshed every Tuesday.

Whether it’s Monday morning or Friday night, get going with this personalized mix of upbeat music.

Songs to help you relax and unwind. Updated every Sunday.

Discover new music from artists we think you'll like. Refreshed every Friday.

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In 2005, the actor/screenwriter J.D. Ryznar wrote, directed, and produced a TV series for the Los Angeles short-film festival Channel 101 called Yacht Rock. The idea was to tell comically overblown backstories about the creation of a strain of ultra-smooth music from the late ’70s and early ’80s. Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins—to paraphrase Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s 1964 description of obscenity, you know it when you hear it. As entertainingly corny as some of the tracks here are, they also represent some of the era’s more serious songwriting efforts, exploring themes of longing and regret with a muted tension not even the slickest production could fully smooth over—a sense of contrast and depth the music doesn’t always get due credit for. Interestingly, as mainstream as these tracks were, their richest second life came in the form of 2010s electronic subgenres like vaporwave, which took the soft-focus quality of the music to surreal extremes. For now, though, lock in, settle down, and surrender to the breeze.

Texas has always had one of the richest rap scenes in the country, though it admittedly took a while for most of the country to notice. You can hear the history here—the hustler wit of UGK; the dreamlike soul of DJ Screw—but also the sounds that still dominate the national conversation, from Megan Thee Stallion’s high-gloss rawness to Travis Scott’s haute-trap. They say everything’s bigger there. Listen in and find out. Our editors update picks weekly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Break up songs, the best cure for a broken heart! James Arthur, Pink, Khalid, Adele, John Legend, Tom Walker, Zara Larsson and more.