Phil Collins won Record of the Year at the 1991 Grammy Awards with "Another Day In Paradise". Did it deserve it?

Lyrics of a song can reach us in ways that no other speech can. Some of our colleagues at NPR Music have been thinking about which lyrics from 2025 have moved them. RODNEY CARMICHAEL, BYLINE: Hey, I'm ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." How do you sum up a year in music when the song of the summer was a travel commercial? If “Nothing Beats ...

When I listen to a song, I listen for the lyrics. The words put images in my head, if they're good, like a Springsteen line. (Singing) The screen door slams. Mary's dress waves. Or they convey an ...

Here are the 11 best prog rock songs of 2025! Elsewhere in recapping the year's best in prog, Loudwire rummaged through both the best progressive metal albums and best progressive metal songs of 2025, ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

Latin music has never been harder to categorize, and in 2025, a treasure trove of traditional rhythms came to the pop-culture forefront, hybridized with cutting-edge production from the realms of ...

Right about now, music critics are sharing their favorite albums of the year or favorite songs, but we are going even more granular. What were the most memorable lyrics of 2025? Well, we asked a few ...

As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...

Here are the 11 best prog metal songs of 2025! It’s truly been difficult to keep track of all the outstanding progressive metal songs released this year by both top-tier acts and artists who’re either ...

With 2025 coming to a close, that means we've reached the halfway point for this decade. Difficult as that may be to believe, it is true, and it technically marks six full years of music, counting ...