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Created with FreeYourMusic.com where you can transfer playlists to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and others

Created with FreeYourMusic.com where you can transfer playlists to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and others

Created with FreeYourMusic.com where you can transfer playlists to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and others

The only rule for pop in the ‘10s? Trusting your instincts can do wonders for your star power. Take Lady Gaga, who shape-shifted from hard-edged diva to big-voiced balladeer multiple times during the decade, or Ariana Grande, who kept fans guessing with surprise drops and coded lyrics. The 2010s were a wild time on the charts, with pop divas, hip-hop stars and guitar-strumming crooners all making their own way to the top. Adele belted her way through heartbreak and triumph; Drake got in his feelings over street-sourced beats; Taylor Swift shared her innermost thoughts with millions; and Shawn Mendes made the leap from viral-video star to world-conquering pop icon. Groups hit it big, too, whether they were singing in sweet harmony like the boy banders of One Direction or revamping themselves alongside the times like the soul-poppers in Maroon 5.

This playlist tracks what’s happening from the heart of the country scene to its outer edges. Find fan favourites you already love next to breakout stars and emerging voices. Topping the list this week is Eric Church with “Hands of Time”, a standout cut off the country superstar’s just-released new album, <i>Evangeline vs. the Machine</i>. The preternaturally cool genre stalwart sounds as easy and assured as ever on the laidback and groovy track, which celebrates staying young at heart even as the years fly by. Ever a charismatic singer, his feisty and freewheeling vocal sells the conceit at the song’s heart: There’s nothing, even getting old, that a good song can’t heal. Produced by long-time Church collaborator and Music Row mainstay Jay Joyce, <i>Evangeline vs. the Machine</i> is Church’s eighth full-length studio album and follows the Chief’s ambitious 2021 triple LP, <i>Heart & Soul</i>. Check back here early and often for updates, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Rediscover the chart-toppers, classics and lost favourites from the '80s. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Mixing recent hits with the occasional old favourite, this playlist showcases the lighter side of modern pop—music you can unwind to without drifting away. Lean back, relax, and enjoy. Our editors update these songs regularly. If you like something, add it to your library.

Social media hasn’t just changed how we communicate, but also what we listen to and how we hear it. With that, here’s our up-to-the-minute playlist of tracks making the leap from your social channels into the broader cultural stream. On top now is “NOKIA”, a Drake solo standout from <i>$ome $exy $ongs 4 U</i>—his collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR—that acts as a spiritual successor to the 2015 hit “Hotline Bling”, but with a little more swagger. Because there’s no schedule for going viral, our editors update these selections throughout the week as needed, so if you hear something you want to hang on to, add it to your library. If it’s trending there, you’ll hear it here.

There’s no pick-me-up as profound—or profoundly simple—as exercise. It’s not just that your body’s built for it; it’s the pride and satisfaction that comes from getting out and moving in the face of the distractions that might otherwise hold you back. The tracks here aren’t bound by style or era, but they share an energy and sense of optimism that make great companions for whatever workout you might be tackling, from weights at the gym to walks in the woods. So long as you’re moving, you’re good. Our editors update picks here regularly, so if you hear something you like, take a second and add it to your library.

A musical revolution happened during the ‘60s. Distinctions between musical styles stopped mattering as fans began to get behind any song they liked, regardless of genre. The radio could have played an R&B song right after a surfer tune, as long as they were both popular. This was the birth of pop as we know it, and it saw the rise of acts like The Monkees, Dusty Springfield and Neil Diamond.

Welcome to UK Rap List, where elite MCs represent the essence of UK rap culture. It’s hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since AntsLive released his <i>Real Life</i> mixtape. And it’s not as if the North London MC hasn’t been busy. See early 2025 collaborations like “Valentine’s Type Beat” with Sainté and “Inconsistent” with Glizz for proof. It’s just that fans—specifically those who got used to hearing his “Richer” while playing <i>EA SPORTS FC 25</i>—have been patiently waiting for more solo efforts from Ants himself. They can relax now because AntsLive just delivered his <i>Carpe Diem</i> EP. It’s four tracks deep, which should be more than enough to hold us over until we get the next full-length. Leading off the EP is the title track, which includes the timely line “I’m only making my way back home when the UK’s having a heatwave”, just as the country enjoys the hottest start to May on record. Listen to the latest from AntsLive on the UK Rap List, alongside all of the rest of the best in UK rap, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

The old school, as we all know, is the best school. So we've raided the crates to piece together the giddy, sexy story of urban music in the ‘90s and ‘00s. Hold tight.

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