In 2024, the song of the year was so undeniable and inescapable that we don’t even have to bother naming it. This year, the landscape is much trickier. Twenty twenty-five hasn’t produced a ...

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 ...

Sometimes it felt like music in 2025 was never really going to start. The whole first half of the year, the same songs created an immovable roadblock at the top of the charts—Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s ...

With the release of Bruno Mars' new album 'The Romantic,' Variety takes a look back at his 10 best songs from his discography ...

Last year around this time, Drake and Kendrick Lamar trading lyrical uppercuts was the biggest event in music. This year? We got Joey Badass vs. Ray Vaughn. Which is to say: as we approach the halfway ...

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 ...

2024 was a historic year for music, with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tying Lil Nas X’s record for longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” put the recording ...

The singer and songwriter, who died on Friday at 86, gave voice to teenage dreams, then executed one of music’s most ...

From drumming to singing to leading a rock band, former Genesis front man Phil Collins has had quite a career. Here are his ...

Every June, the Paste Music crew tallies up the best songs of the year so far. It’s a great way to present our favorites to you, but also to each other. This list is a snapshot of our favorite tracks ...

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