The issue is The ultimate review of 2025: the best albums, the biggest events and the megastars who rocked our world.

From Patti Smith to Dua Lipa the best music in 2025 inspired, uplifted and offered solace in these times. This is the best of ...

Judging by mainstream music in 2025, humankind is not in a particularly creative place. The year’s main storylines included ...

Ewan Millar's outstanding oboe performance, coupled with Tomos Boyles on piano, captivate Dolgellau Music Club attendees with ...

Oscars Best Original Song predictions include tracks from "KPop Demon Hunters," "Sinners," "Wicked: For Good," "Train Dreams" ...

NPR Music's classical critic shares his favorite records of the year, spanning a wide range of genres, from experimental folk ...

The editorial director of WRTI in Philadelphia shares his favorite albums of the year, including a "thinking person's thrill ...

Rosalía's LUX is NPR Music's No. 1 album of 2025. At the moment this fall when NPR Music's staff began discussing our picks ...

In fact, the songs that were huge in 2024 were still sucking up all the atmosphere. Those that did muscle through tended to ...