Happy Friday, folks. As always, the good people here at ESSENCE are giving to you our weekly roundup of the best new music ...

Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists, and the best that music has to offer ...

The K-pop star, a member of the boy band BTS, released his debut solo album, Happy, and a music video for the song "Running ...

There are some upbeat songs that are just upbeat, and there are some that deal with surprisingly dark subject matter, like these four.

“I’m happy,” he says ... career of swirling through heady currents of electronic music, jazz, funk, and hip-hop. Another new track, “Ingo Swann,” taps into the same upbeat, danceable ...

"This upbeat shift happened during the great depression ... become an increasingly important way for artists to share their new music. Eight of the top 20 best-selling singles in the UK this ...