From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

This week's crop of songs also highlight music from Corey Kent with Koe Wetzel, as well as a new song from Tristan Trincado.

Kehlani released her biggest song yet, with 'Folded.' Here's why the Oakland-born singer-songwriter believes it's finally ...

Taylor Swift revised the lyrics to her songs "I Did Something Bad" and "Delicate" after her album Reputation, along with her ...

JOHNNY CASH was an American singer and songwriter who become one of the most important, influential, and respected artists in ...

With Joseph Kosinski at the helm of the film, “F1” is an adrenaline-fueled look at the world of Formula 1 racing. Brad Pitt’s ...

Welcome to “The Lyrics of a Showgirl.” Any Taylor Swift album is endlessly quotable, and her 12th is far from the first exception, even if you have to go a few tracks in to “The Life of a Showgirl” to ...

Ashley McBryde hasn't always been a straight-ahead country traditionalist. She's flirted with rock guitars and metal-leaning vocal solos, and even tried her hand at a concept album with the release of ...

Ella Langley and Riley Green's "You Look Like You Love Me" sounds like a country throwback, but the lyrics recall a different era of songwriting, as well. The boozy, piano-led, love (for a night) song ...

First they came for Pluto. Then math. Now it’s the alphabet! You might not know your ABCs — or be able to sing along anymore. The alphabet song of our youth has been updated, and confused parents are ...

Have your kids come home singing their ABCs to a familiar tune - but one that somehow sounds just a bit off? You're not imagining it: the alphabet song is changing. The original song most of us grew ...