How do you sum up a year in music when the song of the summer was a travel commercial? If “Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday” proved anything, it’s that the music landscape is in unprecedented territory in ...

As 2025 winds down, let's take a closer look at the 13 best rock songs of the year and count down to the best of the best. Earlier this year, we gave you the 51 Best Rock and Metal Songs of 2025 and ...

Our staff's favorite songs from the past year of hits and deeper cuts. On the charts, 2025 was a year that often felt like flipping TV channels to find a new episode to watch and coming across nothing ...

Here are the 51 best rock and metal songs of 2025! We know you all have a long, long list of your favorites from this year, whether it's in a playlist curated by our streaming overlords and ones ...

Billboard has revised its system of removing songs from the Hot 100 singles chart once they've gotten too old to qualify as contemporary hits. The measure, intended to shorten the amount of time ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

All Songs Considered is NPR's flagship podcast for new music, artist interviews and friendly banter about the albums and musicians you love. Plus, special episodes on topics we can all relate to, like ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. For much of 2025, it may have felt like music charts were devoid of hits and pop stars were slumping.