The end of the year can be so relentlessly busy, it’s important to take some time to kick back and relax … and watch tons of ...

A winter wind blows through the lonely friction of sound. On a rainy day, a pale tree sways there. It must be evening. Singer Choi Baek-ho (75) was emaciated. “I lost 15 kg,” he said. “I’ve been ...

THE LAST STRAW has a strong moral message focusing on family dynamics. We see this played out specifically with the ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

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Like The New Yorker, I was born in 1925. Somewhat to my surprise, I decided to keep a journal of my hundredth year.

NPR Music's list of the best 25 songs represent the upper echelon of our staff and stations' favorite discoveries from the past 12 months. For those who want to dive deeper, please check out our ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

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This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...

Dion DiMucci is releasing his 38th solo studio album with 'The Rock-and-Roll Philosopher.' He explains what goes behind his process.

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...