The year 2025’s standout tracks reflected shifts in sound, storytelling, and digital influence. Kehlani, Clipse, and Doechii each brought unique perspectives that resonated across platforms. These ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

2025 wasn’t a one-sound year; it was a many-voices year in Hip-Hop albums, where street rap, art rap, introspection and legacy all shared the same space. This was the year Hip-Hop slowed down and ...

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, ...