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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

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The tracks you can’t get enough of lately, all in one place. Updated as you listen.

For when you feel like the villian

<I>Rock</I> and <I>chill</I> don't have to be mutually exclusive. From classic to contemporary, big names to indie players, these tracks capture the arty side of rock in repose: reflective but still with a little edge. We update this playlist regularly. If you like a track, add it to your library.

When the struggling singer-songwriter once known as Lizzy Grant reinvented herself as Lana Del Rey for her epochal 2011 single “Video Games,” the wistful orchestral ballad introduced an artist who delighted in breaking hearts and the internet alike. It also carved out a space for languid, arty pop in the Top 40, with the swooning “Summertime Sadness” going multiplatinum in multiple countries the following year. The tragic tinges and glossy Hollywood iconography of her songwriting and videos alike made Del Rey a natural fit for soundtracks, from the ghostly “Young and Beautiful” for <i>The Great Gatsby</i> to the lullaby-esque “Watercolor Eyes” for <i>Euphoria</i>. Since then, Lana has kept listeners guessing. Informed equally by classic-rock mythology and modern hip-hop attitude, she proved that she can name-drop Lou Reed in a dream-pop serenade (2014’s “Brooklyn Baby”) as effortlessly as she communes with R&B futurist The Weeknd (2017’s “Lust for Life”). And on her 2019 masterwork <i>Norman F*****g Rockwell!</i>—included on Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums list—she scaled the heights of Elton John’s early-’70s classics (see the casually damning title track) while she still making room for a cover of Sublime’s stoner-funk anthem “Doin’ Time.” In the 2020s, she has remained effortlessly provocative, with the self-referential yearning of 2021’s “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” and the unfiltered intimacy of 2023’s “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.” As she continues to build the mythology of Lana Del Rey, she seems to be gradually blurring the line between her art and herself.

Legend has it Simon Cowell only took 10 minutes to decide to bring then-teenaged contestants Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne together to form a boy band on The X Factor UK in July 2010. And yet, no one could’ve predicted what would follow. One Direction became total global superstars with ubiquitous pop-rock hits—from the playful power pop of 2011’s “What Makes You Beautiful,” the group’s first single, to the rootsy “History” in 2015, the group’s last. In their short five-year career, One Direction became the biggest act on the planet all while challenging traditional boy-band tropes. They didn’t dance. They had tattoos. They co-wrote their songs. They traversed a multitude of musical territories, from the bubblegum of “Live While We’re Young” and “Best Song Ever” (a modern-day “Baba O’Riley”) and the midtempo folk balladry of “Little Things” to the 1980s piano rock of “Steal My Girl” and the serotonin-releasing, pitch-perfect harmonies of, well, their entire discography. Dive in here.

Armed with a mesmerizing soprano, Ariana Grande began her career as a child star on Broadway and Nickelodeon before evolving into a pop and R&B powerhouse. Across albums and hit singles—starting with 2013’s R&B jam “The Way” (featuring Mac Miller) and expanding into EDM with Zedd’s “Break Free,” retro-soul on “Dangerous Woman,” and diva trap-pop like “7 Rings”—she has consistently commanded the spotlight while using her stardom for activism. Grande’s pop journey has grown inward, using music as a therapeutic tool for spiritual growth. The Max Martin-produced “no tears left to cry,” which followed a deadly attack at one of her 2017 concerts, offered hope and healing. And after the loss of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller in 2018, <i>thank u, next</i> transformed heartbreak into catharsis with tracks like the graceful title hit. On 2020’s <i>Positions</i>, she blends sensuality (“34+35”) with self-assurance. And on 2024's <i>eternal sunshine</i>, she gives a quick wave to critics over the pulsing house groove of “yes, and?”

Known for her beguiling charm and sugary voice, Selena Gomez can throw down on a dance-pop banger and bare her soul on a tender ballad. A former Disney star, she set out to prove she was more adventurous than your average teen-pop diva with her former band The Scene, and ultimately became a household name. As a solo star, the singer veers further from teen cheer and delves into lusciously supple club music paired with her confident vocals. If you're looking for a cool mix of fizzy pop thrills and irresistible EDM chills, this infectious collection of Gomez hits is the perfect fix.

“I think there’s a time in every artist’s life [when] they have to do something that isn’t for fans, isn’t for success,” Miley Cyrus once told Apple Music. She could have been speaking about any number of moments from her profoundly varied career. Born Destiny Hope Cyrus—the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus—in Tennessee in 1992, Miley leapt to stardom as Disney’s Hannah Montana on the strength of perky, empowering bubblegum pop. Since then, she has shed her wholesome teen image and secured a reputation for an intense work ethic and an unshakable self-assuredness. Her 2009 summer anthem “Party in the U.S.A.” earned her credibility in the pop world, but it was 2013’s <i>Bangerz</i>—particularly the power ballad “Wrecking Ball”—that cemented it. She detoured into a psych-tinged collaboration with members of The Flaming Lips on 2015’s <i>Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz</i>. 2017’s <i>Younger Now</i> mixed country and pop. And 2020’s <i>Plastic Hearts</i> was a neon-hued explosion of disco, synth-pop, and glam rock that featured Joan Jett and Stevie Nicks. Those frequent partnerships helped define her as a pop pace-setter—but on the 2023 smash “Flowers,” Cyrus confidently reaffirmed that she’s more than capable of standing on her own.