From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

Eighteen Visions struck gold and made a name for themselves with their 2000 opus Until the Ink Runs Out. It’s a vision of ...

There was a lot of great new music in 2025 by New Orleans artists. Here are five favorites to keep on repeat well past 2025, ...

The top 10 songs of 2025 by New Jersey-based indie artists, according to Makin Waves: ...

Here are the top 10 albums by New Jersey-based indie artists for 2025, according to Makin Waves. “Diaspora,” Arlan Feiles — This heartbreaking journey through the horrors that the Jewish Diaspora has ...

Winter holiday circuses, numerous 'The Nutcracker' productions and more in this week's top arts events in the Sarasota area.

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

Last year Sleaford Mods teamed up with Hot Chip for two new collaborative songs, “Nom Nom Nom” and “Cat Burglar,” with their release also benefiting War Child. “Nom Nom Nom” was one of our Songs of ...

The Housemaid' contains a soundtrack of powerful ballads by mostly women singers from Renée Rapp to Lana Del Ray to Taylor ...

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