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.

We kept hearing the same thing over and over from Tyler locals: “You HAVE to try this pizza place.” We finally did, and wow… ...

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

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

TikTok has unveiled Korea’s Top 10 Songs of 2025 during its annual Year in Music reveal, and the rankings are already ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

Beyond the quotation marks, Virgil Abloh redesigned what it means to be a designer. This year's Hypebeast100 Hall of Fame honors a creator who changed culture forever.

The first solo album in three years from the New York rapper (and his first release since his twin 2023 stunners, the Kenny Segal collab Maps, which landed on our 2023 year-end list, and Armand Hammer ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a ...

Why Top 10? ‘Who’s Dat Girl?’ is the definitive "Main Character" visual of 2025. While other artists were exploring heritage ...

Our favorite albums of the year include a new release from Chance the Rapper and the final album engineered by Steve Albini.