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 ...
National Catholic Register

Swedish Choir Honors Saint Lucy With Songs in St. Peter’s Basilica

A Swedish youth choir marked the feast of St. Lucy by singing at a Mass at the Vatican on Thursday, Dec. 11. Students from ...
Forbes

25 Madonna Songs That Shaped Pop Music History

Madonna is one of the all-time greatest female artists, with some of the top hits of the '80s, '90s and beyond. Madonna Louise Ciccone, aka the Queen of Pop, is one of the most successful musical ...
Forbes

30 Songs That Defined Ozzy Osbourne’s Career

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Ozzy Osbourne long stood as the godfather of heavy metal in ...
NPR

'Songs for Other People's Weddings' is an experiment in music and prose

The singer-songwriter Jens Lekman released this song more than 20 years ago. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IF YOU EVER NEED A STRANGER (TO SING AT YOUR WEDDING)") JENS LEKMAN: (Singing) If you ever need a ...
Variety

Sly Stone’s 10 Essential Songs: From ‘Dance to the Music’ to ‘Everyday People’ to ‘Family Affair,’ and More

Sylvester Stewart — known to most of the world as Sly Stone, who passed away at 82 on Monday — was one of the most important musicians not only of the rock-soul era — because his music combined both, ...