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.

QUEEN guitarist Brian May unveiled on Monday a previously unreleased song by the legendary rock band that “no one has ever ...

Our quest to discover rock's best Christmas song has reached the final four. Only Elvis Presley, David Bowie (with Bing ...

Chris Rea, the singer, songwriter and guitarist who has died aged 74, rose to fame in the 1980s as a purveyor of huskily ...

• “Captain Z” — described by Poorman as “our second youngest listener” — will count down the top ten songs of his entire life ...

After two decades of chart-topping hits, Michael landed his first and only Christmas number one with the environmental anthem ...

Cassidy Daniels, Channing Wilson, and Adam Sanders are the three finalists on Season 1 of The Road. They’ll all perform two more times during the finale, and the winner will be selected based on the ...

Looking ahead to 2026. It's safe to say that 2025 was another incredible year for country music. Despite country radio still being lightyears behind the current trends, nearly all corners of the genre ...

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

Kato's song 'Turn the Lights Off' made it to the top of a Spotify chart thanks to a meme on TikTok featuring a Jon Hamm scene ...

For faster tracks, she ran; for slower songs, she eased into a brisk walk or jog, she previously told TIME in her 2023 Person of the Year profile. And there was plenty of ground to cover.

Song Sung Blue, which is set for release on Christmas Day, follows the real-life Milwaukee-area couple who formed the band ...