‘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.