From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

Success of Kingfishr’s Killeagh, written ‘as a joke’ about the parish’s hurling team, has been just one high point in the ...

I grew up on the pop icon's songs and ballads. But her later and braver lyrics about trauma resonated with me the most.

Here are some classic rock songs inspired by movies we love. Some are obvious, and others you would never guess. The post 12 ...

Late co-founder always felt that collaborating was like “two people painting a picture on the same canvas.” But that didn’t stop him succeeding ...

Born from punk’s flickering embers, goth has always been more than a soundtrack for the suntan-averse. In the late 70s and early 80s, as post-punk bands began slowing the tempo and deepening the mood, ...

A chauffeured black SUV pulls up to the curb outside Destroyer in Culver City and out jumps Zara Larsson like somebody riding a float in the Rose Parade.

Jason Isbell collaborated with Bon Jovi on the song "Waves," rereleased this year as a duet between Isbell and Jon Bon Jovi.

Whether you want to spend your last five months surrounded by family, living in denial or taking part in a shaggathon, ...

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Mariah supported Young Thug after he was arrested in May 2022 on charges of conspiracy to violate the racketeer influenced ...

Paste has picked its 10 favorite music books from the last 12 months, but I’d like to shoutout to some other titles I loved ...