Lorde, Annahstasia, Rosalia, Brandon Lake, Hayley Williams, Clipse, Pulp, London Suede, Samia all released great albums in 2025.

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.

As the year nears its end, Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn has offered a playlist and reflections on the music that he ...

With genuinely fantastic sound quality from its carbon fiber drivers and a host of useful features, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite lives up to its name.

This 60th anniversary zoetrope vinyl of A Charlie Brown Christmas delivers animated fun, solid sound, and a perfect last-minute gift for jazz fans.

These three products delivered big surprises without big prices. And we’ll look at them in descending price order. Yes, this is a smartphone on an audio website. At €1300 (US$1400), the Galaxy Z Fold ...

The Marshall Bromley 750 is the British brand's first-ever party speaker, and more than that, it's a guitar amp and a karaoke ...

Brands may discontinue headphones to invest in newer models. That's what happened with these older headphones, though they ...

Making a list of good things that happened in 2025 may feel like a very short exercise…however despite the world being on ...

Once again, here are my personal picks for the year’s best in abattoir jazz, diaristic field recordings, audio Rothkos, ...

David Fricke picks the 10 best reissues of 2025 — must-hear boxes and archival sets from Dylan, Springsteen, Sly Stone, and ...

Paste has picked its 10 favorite music books from the last 12 months, but I’d like to shoutout to some other titles I loved ...