From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

For all the nay-sayers and Scrooges out there, Christmas pop is an annual scourge of the high street and TV advertising from ...

Pluribus Episode 7, “The Gap,” barely features any dialogue, but incredible performances, stunning cinematography, and one ...

The best thing that happened to pop music in recent years is that Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen watched that insipid Twilight saga and was revolted by the sight of the childbirth scene. This ...

With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas.

From the big-city yearning of Chappell Roan’s breakup ballad to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s wonderful collaboration ‘Rein Me ...

From Wale to Olivia Dean, 2025 was a good year for music, both from acts we know and folks who showed up and showed out.

The behind-the-scenes content shared from Lily Allen and her team for ‘West End Girl’ gave the public a rare insight into the ...

"I was FaceTiming on the 'Cars' ride with Elton, and we were just screaming," Carlile recalls to PEOPLE of receiving their ...

IT’S unlikely to be a Merry Christmas for Olivia Rodrigo. I can reveal the Drivers License singer has split from actor Louis ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found ...

I’m about to interview Hayley Williams but I need to switch gears. Two days ago, Steph Curry dropped a 49-piece on the San ...