--- title: Maura Johnston | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/author/maura-johnston/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/maura-johnston/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Maura Johnston ## Maura Johnston ## Maura Johnston *  Jun 10, 2024 ### [The Best Albums of 2024 So Far](https://time.com/6987233/best-albums-2024-so-far/) From Kali Uchis to Billie Eilish and Beyoncé. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Dec 6, 2023 ### [The 10 Best Songs of 2023](https://time.com/6340132/best-songs-2023/) From Kylie Minogue to Olivia Rodrigo, read TIME's list of the best tracks of the year. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Dec 5, 2023 ### [The 10 Best Albums of 2023](https://time.com/6340131/best-albums-2023/) From SZA to Zach Bryan, see TIME's picks for the best albums of 2023. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 18, 2022 ### [How House Music Became the Sound of the Summer](https://time.com/6197553/beyonce-drake-house-music-summer-2022/) House has been a force since its ascent in the ’80s, but new music from Beyoncé and Drake is giving ... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 3, 2022 ### [The Best Songs of 2022 So Far](https://time.com/6184074/best-songs-2022-so-far/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 3, 2022 ### [The Best Albums of 2022 So Far](https://time.com/6184007/best-albums-2022-so-far/) From Harry Styles' 'Harry’s House' to Rosalía's 'MOTOMAMI' [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 21, 2021 ### [Britney Spears’ Pop Legacy Goes Way Beyond Her Music](https://time.com/6082333/britney-spears-legacy/) If the Britney Spears catalog turns out to be complete as it stands today, how will we look back on ... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Oct 31, 2020 ### [On Positions, Ariana Grande Is Fully in Her Feelings](https://time.com/5906180/ariana-grande-positions-review/) Ariana Grande's sixth studio album offers a counterweight to the madness, its effervescent energy pr... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Nov 19, 2019 ### [The 10 Best Albums of the 2010s](https://time.com/5725768/best-albums-2010s-decade/) From Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' to Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.,' these are TIME's picks for the best albums of... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Nov 18, 2019 ### [The 10 Best Songs of the 2010s](https://time.com/5725150/best-songs-2010s-decade/) From Robyn's 'Dancing On My Own' to Khalid's 'Young Dumb & Broke,' these are TIME's picks for th... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 20, 2019 ### [Prince Wrote These Songs for Other Stars. Now Listen to Him Sing Them](https://time.com/5610751/prince-new-album-originals-review/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Feb 7, 2019 ### [Bro Country Is Here to Stay. Just Ask Florida Georgia Line](https://time.com/5523763/floria-georgia-line-cant-say-i-aint-country-album-review-music/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Dec 6, 2018 ### [50 Years in, Van Morrison Can’t Stop Making New Music](https://time.com/5472334/van-morrison-the-propet-speaks-music-review/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Sep 6, 2018 ### [Paul McCartney’s Boundless Curiosity Is on Display on New Album Egypt Station](https://time.com/5388362/paul-mccartney-egypt-station-review/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 11, 2018 ### [Review: _Queen_ Reasserts Nicki Minaj's Place](https://time.com/5364696/nicki-minaj-queen-album-review/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/maura-johnston/","name":"Maura Johnston"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/maura-johnston/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/maura-johnston/"},"name":"Maura Johnston","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/maura-johnston/","sameAs":["https://x.com/maura"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```