In a year with thousands of new songs, we've ranked 2025's Best Rock Songs of the year. Contributions by Chuck Armstrong (CA) ...

After a few years away, Justin Bieber made a strong return in 2025 with “Daisies,” a breezy, guitar-leaning single from his ...

Songs are history. They ground us in a time and place. And that could be felt acutely in 2025. So let’s celebrate some great ...

Rolling Stone ranks the best Afropop songs of the year featuring Adekunle Gold, Rema, Moily, Theodora, Tyla, Davido, Bien, ...

One of the best songs from one of the best metal albums of 2025. No Loss, No Love veered from savagely heavy, pick-scraped ...

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A glance at some of those chart-toppers in 2025, including Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Sabrina Carpenter ’s “Manchild,” Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” Huntrix’s “Golden” and Taylor Swift ’s “The Fate of ...

Music in 2025 has had it all, from breakout new artists and big stars continuing to top the charts, to AI-generated artists ...

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

Billboard Hot 100 re-entries are a relatively common occurrence, as songs often experience sudden gains in activity that help ...

The new film "Song Sung Blue" pays homage to the catalog of Neil Diamond, and it is one worth celebrating. We rank his 10 ...

Country music is built on its songwriting. But some songs are so good that they remain well-known, even several years later.