After a few years away, Justin Bieber made a strong return in 2025 with “Daisies,” a breezy, guitar-leaning single from his ...

A glance at some of those chart-toppers in 2025, including Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Sabrina Carpenter ’s “Manchild,” Alex ...

Each year at NPR Music, we curate two flagship lists: The Best Albums of the Year and The Best Songs of the Year. But there's a lot more recommendations and criticism where those came from. You'll ...

With this in mind, here are KTLA’s 50 best songs of 2025, an unranked list for which I began working on in October and have ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything ...

In a year with thousands of new songs, we've ranked 2025's Best Rock Songs of the year. Contributions by Chuck Armstrong (CA) ...

Welcome to the sound of public radio in 2025. Our list of the best 125 songs of the year was curated by more than 60 writers and DJs across the NPR Music Network, and runs the gamut of sounds, scenes ...

It was another banner year for country artists in 2025. In addition to Moroney and Langley, there was a new class of artists all of whom experienced their first major flushes of success, including ...

NPR Music's list of the best 25 songs represent the upper echelon of our staff and stations' favorite discoveries from the past 12 months. For those who want to dive deeper, please check out our ...

Among thousands of new metal songs that came out in 2025, these 13 have been on maximum repeat.