Year-end season is normally all about positivity—publications pick their favorite albums and songs from the previous 12 months, and then we all argue over placements and omissions. “Where’s __?” is an ...

To boil Zach Bryan's new 'Heaven On Top' album down to the songs about his relationships is to simplify a rich, complex 78 ...

From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.

The best movie songs are the ones that illuminate character, summarize the story or otherwise add a new dimension to the film ...

What separates an average cover song from a truly great one? Some covers become even more iconic than the originals, but what makes them stand out? This deep dive explores three of the greatest cover ...

Kate Bush has many great songs worth listening to beyond "Running Up That Hill," including "Wuthering Heights" and "King of ...

These three rock songs were all perfect for the time of their release. They were so good that their artists failed to overcome their success.

Legendary Grateful Dead founder and guitarist Bob Weir has died at 78, leaving behind one of the great legacies in rock music ...

Decades after Fleetwood Mac first shared "Landslide" with the world, the song officially becomes a hit in the U.K., thanks to ...

"Song Sung Blue," which tells a moving and musical Milwaukee story, has made the Oscars shortlist for cinematography. On Dec. 16, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists ...

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

Sixty-eight years ago today, Jerry Lee Lewis topped the country chart with a song his producer had to convince him to record.