Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Apple Music listeners, the moment you’ve been waiting for all ...

YouTube Music is taking on Spotify Wrapped with a futuristic upgrade. See the unique AI twist in the 2025 recap that only Premium subscribers can use. YouTube Music ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A collage of five musicians. This year in music had no shortage of hits, but only a handful of songs truly rose above the rest.

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

Each year at NPR Music, we curate two flagship lists: The Best Albums of the Year and The Best Songs of the Year. But there's a lot more recommendations and criticism where those came from. You'll ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum officially unveiled its newest exhibition, American Currents: State of the Music, ...

For the last month, Spotify listeners have been waiting for the news that their annual Spotify Wrapped music lookback has arrived. And today is the big day! Yes, Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and now ...

NPR Music's list of the best 25 songs represent the upper echelon of our staff and stations' favorite discoveries from the past 12 months. For those who want to dive deeper, please check out our ...

However, the report found that of the 178 million people who streamed music in 2025, only about 8% were paying for it.

The first of the important year-end music industry data reports have come out for 2025, from Luminate Data and Chartmetric. Luminate’s report confirms that growth in music streaming in the U.S. is ...

There might not have been an Eras Tour to break billion-dollar records, but 2025 still produced stadium spectacles, innovative arena productions and impressive club performances from a slew of ...