A look at 2025’s most standout albums, spanning pop, hip-hop, and beyond, highlighting the year’s boldest sounds and most memorable releases.

Forty dollars doesn't buy much these days—maybe a tank of gas or a modest dinner out. But at the Southern Oregon Flea Market in Grants Pass, two crisp twenties transform into a treasure-hunting ...

Bob Mould, Stereolab, and Jeff Tweedy among them — are essential architects of the indie sound, with careers that go back ...

However, 21 Savage also wants to remind us that he’s not a pussy. “Millionaire, but I’m still a soldier,” he growls on “Where You From,” a track where a quintet of producers led by Southside and ...

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