Red rerelease to the debut of Olivia Rodrigo, and both jazz and EDM confections by Lady Gaga. Throw in some anthems from Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Justin Bieber, and you have quite the dynamic year in music. Here are our picks for the best songs of 2021.I'll spare you from my 10-minute dissertation (Anna's Version) on the genius of Taylor Swift reframing what history wrote off as a bitter breakup song into a thoughtful discussion about the weaponization of memory.