The Best Music of 2025

In fact, the songs that were huge in 2024 were still sucking up all the atmosphere. Those that did muscle through tended to ...

Hayley Williams Is Independent at Last

I’m about to interview Hayley Williams but I need to switch gears. Two days ago, Steph Curry dropped a 49-piece on the San ...

Christmas Songs That Stand the Test of Time: See Which Classics Still Top the Charts in 2025

As the holidays approach, Christmas songs have been climbing back up the charts. As of Dec. 9, 13 of the top 20 on ...

KATSEYE, a 60-Year-Old Hit, and the New Global Music Map

Welcome to music in 2025. KATSEYE has been crowned TikTok’s Global Artist of the Year 2025, cementing their status as the biggest band on the platform and one of the most influential pop acts in the ...

The 125 Best Songs of 2025

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and ...

Sabrina Carpenter’s and Chappell Roan’s sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists ...