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☆ I tried 20 of Trader Joe's popular breakfast foods, and I'd buy most of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

AdvertisementI tried 20 breakfast foods from Trader Joe's, from Greek yogurt to pancakes. I tried some of Trader Joe's most popular breakfast foods as part of an ongoing series to review the chain's best items. VERDICT: Because of its convenience, Trader Joe's brioche French toast is worth trying at least once. AdvertisementVERDICT: Though I prefer a more traditional sandwich with actual bread, I'd be willing to buy Trader Joe's eggwich again. I didn't like Trader Joe's chicken-sausage breakfast bowl at allTrader Joe's chicken-sausage breakfast bowl wasn't my favorite.

Persons: Joe's, Wilson, you'll, I'm, I've, I'd, could've, wasn't ravenous, Wilson I've, Savanna, —, Joe's eggwich Organizations: Wilson Locations: Savanna, scone

☆ King Promise and other African artists don’t want to be boxed into Afrobeats
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Lauren Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. While many African artists have been able to ride the wave of the genre’s international popularity, some musicians are now pushing for global recognition beyond its confines. If I feel like making Afrobeats I can make it. “The global impact that ‘Water’ had on the world just proves that African music can be pop music too,” she said. She added, “There’s a tendency to group all African artists under Afrobeats; it’s a thing, and even though Afrobeats has run things and has opened so many doors for us, African music is so diverse.

Persons: Afrobeats, King Promise, Larry Madowo, Promise, doesn’t, ”, “, Fela Kuti, Afrobeat, Tyla, ’, Wizkid, Simi, ” Simi, Adele Organizations: CNN, MTV, “ Locations: Europe, Ghanaian, Africa, Nigeria

☆ International airlines are all-in on fancy first-class seats, even as US carriers focus only on business for long-haul flights
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

They deemed business class more lucrative for long-haul flights. While these carriers still have business class, true first class remains a money-maker despite taking up the least amount of cabin real estate. Air France, Swiss International Air Lines, and Lufthansa are also in the mix, among others. "Air France is committed to having this super premium first-class product because it's Air France," Funk said. Advertisement"You're not going to have William and Kate fly business class alongside 85 other people," she said.

Persons: —, Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Tiffany Funk, Funk, Kate Organizations: Service, Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Qatar Airways, CNBC, Singapore Airlines, Air, Swiss International Air Lines, Lufthansa, monied Fortune, Google, US, Funk, British Airways, Getty Images Airlines, it's Air, Qantas, Qantas Media Locations: Europe, Asia, Air France, Swiss, monied, Singapore, Emirates, France, Australia, New York, London

☆ The only guide to building a charcuterie board you’ll ever need
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Martha Tinkler For Food Network | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

The word charcuterie refers to cold cooked, cured, or smoked meats; so technically, a traditional charcuterie board is just a meat platter. A beautiful charcuterie board is a statement piece and a time-saver, since it typically requires little to no cooking. A charcuterie board can be left out for grazing for up to 2 hours. Charcuterie Board IdeasUnlike so other many recipes, the key to a good charcuterie board is doing what you want. How to Make a Charcuterie Board on a BudgetWith so many choices in building your board, it is easy to go overboard.

Persons: You’ll, Serrano, speck, Martha Tinkler, Camembert, Gorgonzola dolce, flatbreads, Melba, pita, Broccoli, prosciutto, Didn’t, You’d, you’re, Brie, don’t Organizations: Food, Costco, Aldi, nestle Locations: finocchiona, Genoa, American bologna, Salamis, Gouda, Gruyère, Romano, Asiago, Mimolette, Paris, Parm, Brie

☆ Music and Morale in a Country at War
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Brendan Hoffman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The charity has helped support artists like Serhiy, a drummer who is now serving in the Ukrainian Army, by raising money to buy an S.U.V. for him and his unit. Serhiy said the stresses of combat near Bakhmut had spurred him to listen to old, and eclectic, favorites, including funk, jazz and rock. He was never without his drumsticks, he said, playing on his legs, even when he was serving in a frontline bunker.

Persons: Serhiy Organizations: Ukrainian Army Locations: Bakhmut

☆ Americans’ economic mood is perking up ahead of the election, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Conference Board’s latest consumer survey showed that Americans this month became more optimistic about the future of both the labor market and the broader US economy. The monthly survey’s Consumer Confidence Index jumped in October by the fastest clip since March 2021. In September, jitters over the job market’s health weighed on consumer confidence, but economic data after that showed that the job market remains solid. “Views on the current availability of jobs rebounded after several months of weakness, potentially reflecting better labor market data,” Peterson said. Data for September pointed to a robust job market, which translated into better consumer confidence.

Persons: “, ” Dana Peterson, jitters, ” Peterson, Kamala Harris, ”, Lael Brainard, Robert Frick, August’s Organizations: Washington CNN, Conference Board’s, White House, Navy Federal Credit Union

☆ I was struggling to figure out what I wanted in life. Going on my first cruise helped.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Laura Gio Carroll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Carroll had little interest in cruises, but a writing retreat aboard the Queen Mary 2 intrigued her. The solo travel part wasn't out of character — I'd spent most of my 20s backpacking alone. It was this writing retreat — with its promise of expert instruction plus time to focus — that enticed me to get on board a ship. I was hoping that a writing retreat would reignite that spark. Laura Gio CarrollAs it turned out, the writing cruise went swimmingly (despite my never once going swimming while aboard).

Persons: Laura Gio Carroll, Carroll, Queen Mary, she's, —, — I'd, I'd, wouldn't, I've Organizations: Service, Netflix Locations: Cruises

☆ Top NFL Week 4 storylines: Josh Allen vs. Lamar Jackson; can Steelers go 4-0?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Mike Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

As the NFL rolls into Week 4, we have essentially reached the quarter mark of the regular season. GO DEEPER How can the Bills contain Lamar Jackson and what will Buffalo's offense look like vs. Ravens? GO DEEPER NFL Week 4 roundtable: Vikings-Packers showdown, Justin Fields' rise, 0-3 teams in danger3. For the rest of the game, Williams had 34 pass attempts, and the Bears rushed 28 times overall. This week, Williams and the Bears welcome a Rams team that is battered yet still came back to beat the 49ers 27-24 last Sunday.

Persons: It’s, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Allen, Jackson, Sam Darnold, Jackson’s, Washington, Jayden Daniels, Joe Burrow, Doug Pederson, Press Taylor, Trevor Lawrence, Pederson, Justin Fields, Kirk Cousins, Malik Willis, Jordan, Brian Flores, Andy Reid, Mahomes, Jim Harbaugh, Justin Herbert, Joe Alt, Joey Bosa, Rashawn Slater, Ron Chenoy, Russell Wilson, Mike Tomlin, Wilson, Wilson hasn’t, Fields, Arthur Smith’s, Caleb Williams, Williams, Bryce Young, Willis, Daniels, Washington hasn’t, Shane Waldron, Rob Carr Organizations: Coaches, Bills – Ravens AFC, Bills, Ravens, Chiefs, Jaguars, NFL, Vikings, Jackson’s Ravens, Dallas, Bengals, AFC, … Cincinnati, Panthers, Houston, Press, Jacksonville, Texans, Packers, Cowboys, Giants, MetLife, Falcons, Green, Green Bay and Kansas City, Chargers, NFC, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Minnesota, Titans, AFC West, Steelers, Bowl, Bears, Colts, Chicago, Indianapolis, Rams, 49ers, Getty Locations: Jacksonville, Carolina, Cincinnati, Green Bay and Kansas, L.A, New Orleans, Atlanta, Kansas, hobbled

☆ Despite Stock Market Hopes, China's Stimulus Plan Won't Fix Economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Homebuyers can also now put less money down on their purchases — an attempt to breathe life into China's moribund property market. Since the pandemic, China's leader, Xi Jinping, has done little to stop the bleeding in the country's property market or to get China's ailing consumers to start spending money again. Xi's Beijing lacks the will and the power to turn China's economy around. At the heart of its problems is a lack of consumer demand and a property market going through a deep, slow-moving correction. Plus, there's Xi, who seems fairly uninterested in restructuring the property market.

Persons: Gongsheng, Wall, Xi Jinping, China —, Goldman Sachs, —, Sam Altman, Genéralé, Michael Pettis, Xi doesn't, Friedrich Hayek, Xi Organizations: Beijing, People's Bank of China, People's Bank, Shanghai, Chinese Communist Party, Nasdaq, CCP, Peking University, Carnegie Endowment, European Union Locations: China's, China, Beijing, Austrian

I wanted to taste a descendant of those ancient peppers, Peru’s native ají amarillo. Now it was time to learn how this distillation of ají amarillo manifested in local dishes. I felt as if this might be the closest I’d yet come to really tasting ají amarillo, its frank optimism, its essence as a fruit. The ají amarillo sauce was frozen into a shimmery yellow dust that turned to leche de tigre on the plate. Then came the soup, made of ají amarillo gone long on the stove with fish stock and fermented corn.

Persons: We’ve, chiles, jolokias, Chiles, amarillo, Lomo, Nicholas Gill, ceviche, Papacho, Rocio Cuba, Pisco Sours, midthrash, couldn’t, Maido, Mitsuharu Tsumura, Tsumura, leche, Ligaya, Luisa Dörr Organizations: chiles, Chorrillos, T Magazine Locations: Peru, Scotch, habaneros, Trinidad, South America, Andes, amarillo, Lima, Spanish, ají, leche, tigre, leche de tigre, La, jaladito, Brazilian, Bahia

☆ We may have finally pulled ourselves out of our economic funk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

After two years of the double pain of inflation and high interest rates, those things are normalizing. Sure, jobs were plentiful and the economy was growing, but the combination of high prices and high interest rates felt demoralizing. It’s hard to overstate how much interest rates can change the economic mood, Brendan Duke, a senior director for economic policy at the Center for American Progress, told me. And while both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have proposed ways to increase the housing supply, the process will take years. “There are economic trends like falling interest rates, and there are policies like making an investment in housing supply that can move the needle,” Duke says.

Persons: CNN Business ’, New York CNN —, Matt Phillips, Dow, That’d, Brendan Duke, ‘ it’s, ’ ”, that’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, It’s, ” Duke, they’re Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Dow, Wall, Center for American Progress, National Association of Realtors Locations: New York, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

☆ China central bank cuts medium-term loan rate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

China's central bank lowered the cost of its medium-term loans to banks on Wednesday in a move consistent with broad policy easing measures announced a day earlier to shore up a flailing economy. China's central bank lowered the cost of its medium-term loans to banks on Wednesday in a move consistent with broad policy easing measures announced a day earlier to shore up a flailing economy. The People's Bank of China said it cut the rate on 300 billion yuan ($42.66 billion) worth of one-year medium-term lending facility loans to some financial institutions to 2.00% from 2.30%. The bid rates in Wednesday's operation ranged from 1.90% to 2.30%, and the total balance of MLF loans now stands at 6.878 trillion yuan, the central bank said in an online statement. A batch of 591 billion yuan worth of MLF loans expired this month.

Organizations: People's Bank of Locations: People's Bank of China, Beijing

☆ The world’s best airline rewards programs, according to Point.me
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Having trouble navigating the complicated, often frustrating, world of airline loyalty programs? 1 airline rewards program, according to the rankings. Last week, the US Department of Transportation announced a consumer protection probe into US airlines’ loyalty programs. World’s top 10 airline rewards programsHere are the top 10 programs globally and their scores on a 100-point scale, according to Point.me’s analysis:1. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesNorth America’s top 10 airline rewards programsHere are the top 10 programs in North America and their scores on a 100-point scale, according to Point.me’s analysis:1.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Tiffany Funk, Point.me, Canada’s Aeroplan, Funk, Delta, Avianca, they’re, ” Funk, SeongJoon Cho, Allegiant Organizations: CNN, Air France, KLM, Air, United, ” United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, JetBlue, Delta Air Lines, Delta, North, Canada’s, Qatar Airways Privilege, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, US Department of Transportation, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways Executive, Virgin Atlantic Flying, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue TrueBlue, Bloomberg, Getty, Southwest Airlines Rapid, Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cathay Locations: Alaska, Latin America, East, Africa, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Asia, Pacific, Air France, North America, Europe, Middle East, Oceania

Music fans both here in Philadelphia and around the world have reason to mourn on Wednesday as legendary R&B artist, songwriter and producer Frankie Beverly has died. On Wednesday morning, Beverly’s family announced the founder of the funk and soul band Maze -- who was born Howard Stanley Beverly -- passed away the day before. He lived for his music, family and friends. “After catching the attention of legendary songwriter and producer Kenny Gamble, the group had several releases under Philly-based record label Cameo Parkway,” wrote Tribune correspondent O.J. Earlier this year, after performing and touring for 50 years, Beverly played a farewell show at the Dell Music Center in North Philadelphia.

Persons: Frankie Beverly, Beverly’s, Howard Stanley Beverly, “, ”, Beverly “, Love, ” Beverly, Robin L Marshall, WireImage, NBC10, Kenny Gamble, O.J, Spivey, Beverly Organizations: Germantown High School, Philadelphia Tribune, Butlers, Philly, Tribune, Dell Music Center Locations: Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Norwood, Germantown, West Coast, North Philadelphia

☆ Frankie Beverly, lead singer and founder of Maze, dead at 77
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Frankie Beverly, who with his band Maze gave the world a an anthem that will forever be tied to cookouts and good times, died on Tuesday, his family announced. Love one another as he would want that for us all,” the statement which was signed by the Beverly family concluded. Howard Stanley Beverly aka Frankie Beverly 12/6/46 - 9/10/24.”No cause of death was shared. Legend has it that Beverly changed his first name to Frankie for the stage in homage to singer Frankie Lymon, who found fame singing doo-wop as part of the group Frankie Lymon and the teenagers. In 1970 Beverly founded the group Maze, which was originally known as Raw Soul.

Persons: Frankie Beverly, Beverly’s, ”, Howard Stanley Beverly, Love, Beverly, Frankie, Frankie Lymon, Marvin Gaye, “, —, Jenna Wortham, Wesley Morris’s, ” Beverly, Maze Organizations: CNN, Beverly, Wesley Morris’s New York Times, BET Locations: Philadelphia, East Germantown, ” Beverly

☆ Lionel Richie’s outfit at the 1984 Olympic Games was one of the most ’80s outfit ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Remember when Lionel Richie, flanked by 1984’s finest pyrotechnics, closed out the LA Olympic Games wearing an entirely beaded jacket? The unforgettable blue and silver beaded jacket he wore to the 1984 Olympics was cropped at the hips, with a silver piping around the collar and sleeves. “When I came into the business the only man in a beaded jacket was Liberace,” Whitten told the LA Times in 1990. “At that particular time, I was launching ‘All Night Long,’ and it just happened to be at the 1984 Olympics, and of course, you just can’t beat the color. Stood atop a shimmering gold podium in his luminous beaded jacket, it’s clear Richie was also going for gold.

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☆ Meshell Ndegeocello Could Have Had Stardom but Chose Music Instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Wesley Morris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A good musician’s relationship with the past is tricky. You want to move forward without entirely forsaking what you’ve already done. You don’t want it defining you when so much future defining lies ahead. It’s a dilemma Meshell Ndegeocello was thinking through at her dining room table in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, on a recent afternoon. Ndegeocello happens to be much more than merely a good musician.

Persons: Ndegeocello, She’s, ”, that’s, James Baldwin Locations: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, Greenwich, America

☆ The South's economic boom is masking a harsher reality. It still has several of the poorest states in the nation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In June, the financial services company WalletHub ranked the 50 states and DC across three categories: economic activity, economic health, and innovation potential. The Economic Policy Institute pointed to low minimum wages and unionization rates in Southern states as two factors keeping pay down. Of course, workers in some Southern states earn less than others. Using US Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the analysis highlighted the average annual wages across US states as of 2022. Only two Southern states — Louisiana and West Virginia — were among the eight US states that saw their populations decline between 2022 and 2023.

Persons: —, Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Chandra Childers, it's, West Virginia — Organizations: Service, West Virginia —, of Columbia, WalletHub, Business, South :, Workers, Economic Policy Institute, Southern, Economic, Economic Innovation, Peterson Institute for International Economics, of, of Labor Statistics, Institute, Texans, Dallas Fed Locations: Southern, Delaware , Maryland, Virginia, West, South, South : Mississippi, West Virginia , Arkansas , Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia , Arkansas , Alabama, South Carolina, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Nashville, Midwest, Mississippi, Hawaii, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, South : Texas, Florida, North Carolina , Georgia, Tennessee, — Louisiana, West Virginia

☆ 2024 is shaping up to be another tough year for IPOs. What it's going to take to turn it around
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Many companies raised money two to four years ago in private funding rounds at very high valuations. Many of these companies are now trying to go public, and investors are balking at the high valuations and demanding haircuts. Another tough year No matter how you slice it, 2024 is turning out to be the third consecutive year of subpar IPO markets. "Public investors are not willing to pay 2021 valuations," Matt Kennedy from Renaissance Capital said. Companies that want an up-round are going to be disappointed, but companies willing to take a haircut can get deals done."

Persons: Matt Kennedy Organizations: Nasdaq, Viking Holdings, Renaissance Capital, Companies

☆ I've raised my child between the US and New Zealand. I've learned important lessons about 'fearless parenting' from my Kiwi friends.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Barbara Dessart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, Kiwis practiced "fearless parenting," reinforcing a sense of adventure, the need for sustainability, and problem-solving skills from birth through childhood. This is when I learned that most Kiwi parents tend to measure danger in two categories — possible or probable. New Zealand parents rely on imagination and ingenuity to make use of old things, so there is a tendency to conserve more and waste less. AdvertisementWhile US parents may be inclined to use devices or television to pass the time, in New Zealand, parents emphasize "messy play." We always wanted Faith to have the skills she needed to adapt anywhere — whether in Oakland, California, or Auckland, New Zealand.

Persons: —, Faith, Waiheke Organizations: Service, New, Business, Kiwi, Kiwis Locations: New Zealand, United States, Aotearoa, Zealand, Wharau, NZ, Oakland , California, Auckland , New Zealand, Oakland, Auckland

☆ 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Wayne Shorter
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Marcus J. Moore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This month we feature Wayne Shorter, the iconoclastic composer and tenor saxophonist whose work with Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Weather Report and through his own solo discography has influenced generations of like-minded visionaries to push the boundaries of jazz. As a member of the quintet, Shorter once said, “it wasn’t the bish-bash, sock-’em-dead routine we had with Blakey, with every solo a climax. “All of us wrote some songs, I wrote a couple of things myself, but the main writer: Wayne,” Hancock told me over the phone recently. But most of the things we recorded were written by Wayne.” The quintet broke up in 1968; Shorter worked with Davis until 1970. In recent years, even though they’d been collaborators for several decades, Hancock and Shorter became best friends.

Persons: Wayne Shorter, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, it’s, Miles, Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams —, Davis “, ”, Ian Carr, Blakey, ” Shorter, Wayne, ” Hancock, ‘, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Davis, Joe Zawinul, Hancock, they’d

☆ My brother drowned trying to save someone else on the Fourth of July. I dread the holiday every year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Janet Funk | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

While the rest of America is celebrating, I'm reliving the day my brother drowned, the day my family went from eight kids to seven. My brother Dave and I drove up together on July 3. Janet Funk and her oldest brother, Paul. Paul, Dave, and Tom jumped up and followed him. They were halfway there when Robbie went under.

Persons: I'm, Paul, Sue, Tom, Carol, Ellen, Robbie, Dave, Janet Funk, Janet Funk Robbie, Robbie waded, — Organizations: Service, Business, Irish Catholic Locations: America, Lake Erie

☆ Mavis Staples Is an American Institution. She’s Not Done Singing Yet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Grayson Haver Currin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a rainy April day in Chicago, Mavis Staples sat in the restaurant of the towering downtown Chicago building where she’s lived for the past four years. For two hours, she talked about the civil rights movement and faith. She’d heard rumors he would soon retire, finally wrapping his fabled Never Ending Tour. The Staple Singers became a gospel fulcrum of the civil rights movement and, later, a force for bending genres — mixing funk, rock and soul inside their spiritual mission, an all-American alchemy. The band’s mightiest singer and sole survivor since the death of her sister Yvonne in 2018 and brother, Pervis, in 2021, Mavis remained in high demand, a historical treasure commanding a thunderous contralto.

Persons: Mavis Staples, she’s, Bob Dylan, he’d, They’ve, She’d, Staples, Bobby, ” Staples, “, ‘ Don’t, ’ ” Staples, Roebuck Staples, Yvonne, Pervis, Mavis Organizations: Staples, Newport Folk Locations: Chicago

☆ A list of the songs vying to be 2024’s summer anthem
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It was easier even a decade ago to settle on the song of the summer. Now that summer has officially started, sample these musical confections and decide for yourself — what’s destined to become the song of summer 2024? Daniel Boczarski/Getty ImagesNot Like Us, Kendrick Lamar Credit: Kendrick Lamar, under exclusive license to Interscope RecordsHere’s a song of the summer that breaks all the rules. ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy),’ ShaboozeyShaboozey mashes up pop-country with the 2004 club classic "Tipsy" on his mournful yet singable hit, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)." Still, lyrics about dragging your increasingly drunk self from bar to bar in a desperate attempt to shed the stress of your 9-to-5 are not unrelatable.

Persons: it’s, Mike Errico, New York University’s, Errico, Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter, Nina Westervelt, Sabrina Carpenter, “, Billie Eilish, Billie Eilish's, Arturo Holmes, Eilish, —, Randy Holmes, Tinashe’s, Janet Jackson, factly, Babe, ’ Chappell Roan Chappell Roan, Stephen J, Cohen, Chappell, ”, Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper’s, Roan fantasizes, Roan didn’t, ’ Tommy Richman, Tommy Richman, Johnny Louis, Richman, ’ Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Daniel Boczarski, — Lamar, It’s, Lamar, Brett Carlsen, Carter, Shaboozey Organizations: CNN, New York, Davis, Island Records, UMG, Inc, Interscope, Disney, Life, Amusement Records, Getty, Tommy Richman Credit, Concord, Kendrick Lamar Credit, Interscope Records, Lamar, American Locations: New, TikTok, British, singalongs, Chappell Roan, LA, Nashville

☆ The 40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far)
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Jon Pareles | Lindsay Zoladz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs. After six months of listening, here’s what they have on repeat. LINDSAY ZOLADZFollowing her worldwide 2023 hit “Water,” Tyla pulls away from temptation in “Safer,” harnessing the log-drum beat and sparse, subterranean bass lines of amapiano. Her choral call-and-response vocals carry South African tradition into the electronic wilderness of 21st-century romance. JON PARELESOne We MissedAt once strobe-lit and silky, Ariana Grande appropriately channels Robyn — the patron saint of crying in the club — on this nimbly sung, melancholic pop hit, a highlight from her bittersweet seventh album, “Eternal Sunshine.” ZOLADZ

Persons: Sabrina Carpenter, LINDSAY ZOLADZ, Tyla, JON PARELES, Ariana Grande, Robyn —, ” Organizations: The New York Times, Spotify, Apple Music

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