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.

A judge has voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the 2002 killing of Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay.

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

The Nîmes Festival is making its triumphant return in summer 2026 with an eclectic lineup! What's on the bill? Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Orelsan, Vanessa Paradis, Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts, ...

Born JoAnne Deborah Byron in 1947 into a family of strivers in Queens, she split her time between her mother’s home in New ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...

Apple isn't only famous for its iPhones and MacBooks. The Cupertino giant offers a lot of other services like the Apple Arcade, Podcasts, TV Plus, News Plus, Apple Pay, and more. While most of these ...

It’s hard to believe, but if you’ve been an Apple Music subscriber since its inception, you’ve been streaming for a full decade. Announced as “One more thing” at WWDC 2015, the service launched on ...

Apple Music celebrates 10 years today since its June 30, 2015 launch. To mark the occasion, Apple has announced several new initiatives, including a ‘Replay All Time’ playlist where users can see ...

As part of its 10-year celebrations of Apple Music, Apple today released an all-new personalized playlist that collates your entire listening history. The playlist, called "Replay All Time," expands ...

Apple Music is turning 10, and to celebrate, it's giving you the "Replay All Time" playlist of your all-time most-played songs. Here's how to listen to it. Apple Music's new Replay All Time playlist ...