This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you ...

Let's take a look at the 25 most-played songs on rock radio in 2025. Of course, rock has many definitions for fans and these stats will specifically deal with what's being played the most on hard rock ...

As summer slowly melts into fall, the songs that defined the warmer months are coming into clearer view. An announcement on Aug. 27 from Spotify named five songs of the summer, hand-selected by the ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...

Here is the best progressive rock song of each year since 1969! Progressive rock began in the late 1960s and quickly became one of the most creatively fruitful and consistently satisfying subgenres.

Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman in Disney's FREAKIER FRIDAY. Photo by Glen Wilson. © 2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. “Freakier Friday” is now in ...

There’s a saying among ARMY — BTS’ famously loyal fandom — that the South Korean supergroup’s songs find you when you need them the most. Feeling a bit melancholy? “Spring Day” is here to put things ...

You can go in many directions when compiling a list of the all-time best country music songs. Which criteria do you use? Record sales, most streamed, most googled, number of weeks on the country ...

“Swag,” a relatively subdued and introspective body of work, is Bieber at his most mature, sharing his love for his wife Hailey and son Jack across 21 tracks. It marks a turning point for Bieber, no ...

The top country songs of 2025 prove that the next generation has arrived. You'll only find one song on this list of 10 songs that comes from a former Male or Female Vocalist of the Year winner. That ...