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

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Following the release of her eighth studio album this year, Ciara is set to manifest a tour, new music, and further success in 2026.

Here are our least favorite songs of 2025. On Friday, a worst albums ranking will go up on the site. And before we dive in, ...

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

After a life-altering health scare, Christopher Williams returns with new music, reflecting on recovery, legacy, and “Good Enough.” ...

These four country songs all came out in 2015, but still sound like they could be hits a decade later in 2025.

A colorful, revealing visit with the famous cartoonist and counterculture icon at his home in the South of France ...

In “The Choral,” Ralph Fiennes plays Dr. Henry Guthrie, a talented and demanding musician hired by a small Yorkshire town’s ...

The Kanneh-Mason family boasts seven classically trained musicians, each under the age of 30. The siblings have toured the ...

A prediction that 2026 will be a very good year for the economy. GDP grew 1.1% in the September quarter. Former Associate ...

Looking back on 2025 is like trying to recount a dream — a mix of dagger-sharp details and foggy stretches that fall apart ...