Rob Sheffield counts down his 25 favorite songs of 2025, including hits by Taylor Swift, Addison Rae, Kehlani, MJ Lenderman ...

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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.

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Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

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This woman was talking to her husband when, mid-conversation, a swear word slipped out in front of their son. Unfortunately, he heard it and, to her surprise, immediately repeated it, leaving both of ...

Many alternative rock artists in the 1990s only needed one word for song titles. These days, you need BRAT-style sentence case (“I might say something stupid”) or Coldplay emojis—for which I’ll spare ...

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