Releases from across the map that defined a glorious year in music A truly glorious year for music. These are the 2025 albums I loved
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Standout tracks from African acts across 3-step, Afrobeats, amapiano, rap, and more This year in Afropop, a whispery Ghanaian It-Girl shook the world, a Francophone
Cameron Crowe’s memoir, Paul McCartney’s oral history of Wings, and the timeline of rock & roll through the stories of its drummers Our favorite books
From playing surprise hits to ending years-long rivalries onstage, here are some highlights from the Puerto Rican star’s recent shows Bad Bunny has had quite
Hits, flops, obscurities and more songs that stayed on repeat in one critic’s headphones What a year for music — great songs came out of
Castle Rat, Ghost, Halestorm, Deftones, and 11 more artists made records that defined the year in heavy Metalheads have always found transcendence, exultation, and deliverance
Must-hear boxes and archival sets from Dylan, Springsteen, Sly Stone, and more In the age of streaming, reissues are literally a volume business. Of 2025’s
From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the genre Rap in
Guitar heroes, noise rockers, brilliant singer-songwriters, and more Yes, we define indie rock pretty broadly for this list. Four decades after bands like the Replacements,
From comeback albums by established legends to more experimental offerings from the younger generation, 2025 was a marquee year for rap, streaming numbers be damned