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.

Chris Rea, the influential English rock and blues singer-songwriter behind the holiday classic 'Driving Home for Christmas' ...

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“Uncharted Territory” provides an entertaining and empirical look at how the Billboard chart has changed over the decades.

Last year, on November 8, the world lost one of the pop music icons of the late 1960s and early 1970s — Ricky Shayne, who ...

Song Sung Blue” is a new Hollywood movie about a Neil Diamond tribute act, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.

If you're looking to shake things up in the new year, these streaming platforms will help you diversify your music-listening ...

Listening to music online has never been easier, thanks to the proliferation of music streaming services. With a single account, you get access to millions of songs at your fingertips that you can ...

Hazel English is Australian, not English. She's currently based in Oakland, which is also not English. English is her last name and the language that she speaks, but as far as I can tell, it does not ...

Katy Perry & Justin Trudeau’s Love Story Orchestrated By A Hidden Power Player? Pop superstar Katy Perry and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just confirmed their romance, but who brought them ...

If Kali Uchis had listened when she was told to only sing in English so her music would be more marketable, the artist might not be the star she is today. In a new cover story for Billboard, Uchis ...

Former professional race car driver Danica Patrick has some choice words about Super Bowl LX halftime performer, Bad Bunny. On Sept. 28, the NFL revealed that Puerto Rico native and three-time ...