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

Co-authored by Priscilla Li, MD, and Eunice Y. Yuen, MD, PhD Screen time is used to describe activities that involve devices with screens, including cellphones, televisions, and computers. With the ...

In his research, Bonshor found that combining a major key, 7th chords, a 137 BPM, a strong beat, four beats in every bar and a structure of verese-chorus-verse-chorus is the best way to compose a ...

Composer Stephen Schwartz wrote two new songs for Wicked: For Good, including “No Place Like Home,” sung by Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba. Schwartz said the song shows “how much she loves Oz,” even if it ...

The author is a music critic and director of the classical music brand Poongwoldang. Singing is the oldest and most fundamental form of music. It needs no instruments. It does not need to be long. It ...

"Wicked: For Good" (in theaters Friday, Nov. 21) includes two original songs by composer Stephen Schwartz. "No Place Like Home," an emotional showcase for the ostracized Elphaba, is a callback to ...

Here are all the songs that topped the chart this year so far. By Denise Warner A perennial holiday tune, a massive track from a former TikToker, a country-pop pairing, a movie soundtrack favorite and ...