‘Rolling Stone’ Names , the Best Songs of 2024 So Far.<br />Staff members at 'Rolling Stone' compiled some of their favorite songs of the year so far and even made a Spotify playlist for you to check them out.<br />Beyoncé, "Ya Ya", "Her lyrics place her own family’s struggles <br />against a backdrop of American economic, racial, <br />and social hypocrisy, and wrap her anti-erasure gospel in <br />a music that radiates freedom, resistance, and joy." –J.D.<br />Kehlani, "After Hours", "She makes the groove her own, lighting up <br />one of 2024’s finest summer jams." —J.D.<br />Ariana Grande, "We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)", "Whether the song is about Grande’s relationship with the press, <br />an ex, or both, its raw mix of hurt and hope has the kaleidoscopic radiance of club lights in wet eyes." —B. Stallings.<br />Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us", "Of all the songs that Kendrick Lamar <br />unleashed against Drake this spring in a paroxysm <br />of pure contempt, this is the winner." —S.V.L.<br />Kim Gordon, "Bye Bye", "Your favorite avant-garde twentysomething <br />wishes they sounded this cool." —S.V.L.<br />Megan Thee Stallion, "Hiss", "For longtime fans, it represented the down and dirty, no holds barred, UGK-studied rapping that made them fall in love with her. <br />She herself credits it to her beloved ego, Tina Snow." —M.C.<br />Olivia Rodrigo, "So American", "It’s a giddy pop earworm and an absolute <br />rock & roll banger." —M.G.<br />Hozier, "Too Sweet", "The song didn’t appear on his album <br />'Unreal Unearth' because it didn’t fit the mood, <br />but it’s landed perfectly now." —J.L.<br />Kacey Musgraves, "Cardinal", "To open her latest studio album, 'Deeper Well,' Kacey Musgraves looked to nature to set the tone." —J.L
