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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 ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

It’s a December tradition like no other: Roasting Reading former President Barack Obama’s annual list of his favorite movies, books, and songs. This year’s selection includes a cut off Richard Russell ...

The top country songs of 2025 prove that the next generation has arrived, and we're not just talking about the artists. Important songs from this year broke on streaming platforms or social media ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

We say something like this every year, but now more than ever, a hit song is more than just a song. They’re always the soundtrack for years or moments in our lives, but now they’re also the soundtrack ...

Which artist defined 2025? Spotify is ready to submit its answer. Spotify Wrapped, the much-loved annual personalized music report, revealed the artists – both stateside and globally – who dominated ...

Apple Music Replay 2025 is out, and users are sharing their top listened-to artists with the world. Apple Music announced that Drake was the platform’s most-streamed artist of 2025. ROSÉ and Bruno ...

It's getting close to the end of the year when all the streaming services start releasing their year-end reviews. YouTube, Amazon Music and Apple Music have just shared their lists of which songs were ...

As 2025 winds down, the annual Apple Music Replay gives you an easy way to look back at your top artists, songs, and monthly listening trends. Here's how to see it and share it. If you're an Apple ...