Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A collage of five musicians. This year in music had no shortage of hits, but only a handful of songs truly rose above the rest.

What are the best country songs of 2025? These five are a great place to start.

The music year 2025 is drawing to a close. Who was streamed the most this year and which were the most successful albums? This year, Bad Bunny's (31) music was streamed the most on Spotify. With 19.8 ...

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' Die With A Smile, released in August 2024, broke the Spotify record for the fastest song to reach 1 ...

What were rock radio's most played songs of 2025? Using the Mediabase chart for Active Rock's year-to-date tracking of radio spins running from Jan. 2025 to present, it's been determined that Papa ...

NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped. Lyrics of a song can reach us in ways that no other speech ...

Billie Eilish resumed her lengthy streak of Grammy wins on Sunday when “Wildflower,” a melancholy acoustic ballad written with her brother, Finneas, was named song of the year.

SOCIAL MEDIA AND CAMERAS AROUND THE CITY. NOW, AS WE PREPARE TO CLOSE OUT 2025, WE ARE GETTING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TOP TRENDS OF THE YEAR FROM SILLY TO SERIOUS. GOOGLE HAS RELEASED ITS YEAR IN SEARCH ...

Gabriel Taylor, center, sprays other children with bubbles at Sundance Square after a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 2, 2025. Tony Gutierrez / AP PHILADELPHIA — ...

In 2025, the Nigerian music industry was supercharged with a collection of hit songs that tell the story of ambition and hold the power of superstardom. In Afrobeats, hit records are the vehicle that ...

Originally tied to its film, “Gafoor” quickly outgrew it. The track became the internet’s go-to soundtrack for villain edits and brooding montages, driven by a slick beat and an instantly memorable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. After 2024 saw the likes of RM, Rosé, NewJeans, ATEEZ, aespa, ...