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Its success marked the moment that Diamond shifted from pop/rock stardom to being seen as one of the kings of adult contemporary.

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WHERE does the U.S. economy stand? Statistics last week were as varied as economists’ ideas about what constitutes a recession, each open to endless debate. Some figures that showed a continuing rise ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

Playing the GOLF World Top 100 is often cast as the Mount Everest of golf travel. Augusta, for most, is as remote as the death zone. But the climb is not as forbidding as it sounds. Of the courses on ...

Here are all the songs that topped the chart this year so far. By Denise Warner A perennial holiday tune, a massive track from a former TikToker, a country-pop pairing, a movie soundtrack favorite and ...

Houston’s dining scene defies easy definition. In a city of more than 10,000 restaurants — from sushi counters and taco trucks to steakhouses and white-tablecloth destinations — good meals are never ...

Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Michael Owens/Getty Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now ...