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What a night to behold! Grammy winner Lainey Wilson walked away with several trophies at the 2025 Country Music Awards. Some other artists who won big at this year's event are Zach Top, who took home ...

NEW YORK (AP) — ‘Tis the season to put on some brand-new holiday music. The best way to get festive is to sing along to Christmas classics new and old. But don’t know what to press play on? We’ve got ...

Music lovers, are you ready to revisit your favorite songs and artists of 2025? On Dec. 2, Apple Music rolled out its 2025 Apple Music Replay. Like Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay compiles Apple ...

The year’s almost over, but YouTube Music isn’t waiting any longer to release its personalized 2025 Recap. In addition to cataloging your top tracks of the year, the Recap offers AI-powered analysis ...

The first of the important year-end music industry data reports have come out for 2025, from Luminate Data and Chartmetric. Luminate’s report confirms that growth in music streaming in the U.S. is ...

Each year at NPR Music, we curate two flagship lists: The Best Albums of the Year and The Best Songs of the Year. But there's a lot more recommendations and criticism where those came from. You'll ...

NEW YORK — The holidays are almost here and Spotify has an early gift for users to unwrap. This year's report includes new functions including Listening Age, which tells users how old their music ...

Apple today released its 2025 Apple Music year-end charts, highlighting new global listening trends, expanded analytics, and several unexpected chart-topping performances across streaming, radio, ...

From Puerto Rico's global music takeover to the high-profile criminal trial of a hip-hop mogul, 2025 had no shortage of music news. Artists protested across stages and streaming platforms; they ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...