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The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Hugh Jackman has no shortage of Neil Diamond favorites – and at least three of them helped shape his performance in “Song Sung Blue.” Liz Caplan, the vocal coach and consultant who worked with Jackman ...

NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped. Lyrics of a song can reach us in ways that no other speech ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Before he was the guy leading stadiums full of fans through the chorus of "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond was a kid in Brooklyn writing song lyrics while bored in class. Diamond's expansive songwriting ...

I feel like a Scrooge sometimes. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the holidays or participate in traditions, it’s just that traditional holiday music leaves something to be desired for me. Unless you’re at ...

What a year for music — great songs came out of anywhere, in every style and every genre. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2025, though some gems will appear over on my albums list, to avoid ...

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.

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

It was a banner year for holiday music in Milwaukee, although not for the most festive of reasons. Seasonal songs that usually don’t start until early November hit the airwaves way back in August, ...

2025 was a great year for music. So many songs filled us with joy, love, reflection. With the year coming to a close, we wanted to look back with NPR's resident music critic, Ann Powers. Hey, Ann. ANN ...