The longest Amplifier playlist of the year is finally here: five hours, 90 tracks, each of which was chosen as a 2025 ...

NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they laughed, cried, or simply couldn’t ...

Jane Austen loved music."She played the piano and sang throughout her life," says Gillian Dooley, pianist, academic and ...

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Christmastime Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Trio are among the best ...

Perhaps a wise prophet named Addison Rae sums it up best: “So I put my headphones on / Listen to my favorite song.” And, boy, ...

2025 was a standout year for country music, delivering a rich set of albums that celebrate both the genre’s deep roots & its ...

The best TV needle drops of the year, from the Stone Roses in 'Severance' to Peaches in 'I Love LA' to Metallica in 'Alien: ...

The issue is The ultimate review of 2025: the best albums, the biggest events and the megastars who rocked our world.

Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

Our list of the best album covers of 2025, featuring Jane Remover, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Momma, Deftones, and more.

A partial list of some music-themed books that came out in 2025 about such acts as the Beatles and the Cars, and memoirs by ...

The Beatles chart a new top 10 hit in the band's home country as "Free as a Bird" debuts at No. 4 on one list and returns to ...