One of the best songs from one of the best metal albums of 2025. No Loss, No Love veered from savagely heavy, pick-scraped ...

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But taken as a whole, Wizkid’s 2025 features are less like overexposure and more like a masterclass in range. Instead of bending songs to fit a fixed sound, he adapts, blends, and often becomes the ...

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From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.