‘Tis the season for Barack Obama’s annual playlist picks, and as usual, the former president’s musical tastes run the gamut from reggaeton (“Volvi,” by Aventura and Bad Bunny) to Top 40 jams like ...

Music contains so many multitudes that sweeping generalizations about it rarely ring true, but this one still does: There are few things more exciting than an excellent debut album. It’s a thrill to ...