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

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Christmastime Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Trio are among the best ...

In The Sampler, Maggie Tweedie explores the musical journey of Thailand-based New Zealand musician Isaac Aesili, an artist ...

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

She is also the highest-grossing touring artist and the wealthiest female musician in the world.

Reminiscing on a past love, Bad Bunny’s “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” pays homage to an unforgettable connection. An ode to his Puerto Rican roots, El Conejo Malo blends infectious salsa rhythms with ...

Former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland releases his new entrance music as a single, featuring a member of the famous rap ...

Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical music and opera. That, perhaps, is why I love to be surprise ...

Similarly in Vanuatu, the country’s Bureau of Statistics has found that almost one in three sexually active women and girls ...

If Opetaia came to a similar conclusion he again gave very little away. His polite-yet-arguably-laconic manner when answering ...

A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

Award-winning Kiwi musicians and parents Steph Brown and Fen Ikner use death metal, reggae and Latin grooves to help kids ...