Photos: 40 best songs of 2022 so far

The L.A. Times music writers picked the 40 best songs of the year so far, from “Blenda” to “Soy El Unico.”

Lizzo (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

June 22, 2022 6:13 PM PT

Rosalía performs at the 2022 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Harry Styles performs on NBC’s “Today” at Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Charles Sykes / Invision/AP)

Kendrick Lamar performs at a Las Vegas festival in 2021. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)