(KTLA) — Pop culturally, the year tends to wrap up by early December, at least with music. Few artists want to drop anything they care about amid the holiday rush and the domination of holiday music.

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The power of a lasting song is that it breaks free of its origins. Hits should be more than celebrity narratives. By Jon Pareles The megahits of 2024 were inseparable from their back stories. And that ...