From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay. Right about now, music critics are sharing their favorite albums of the year or ...

The best character studies are always the loving portraits of fucked-up people facing hard times, and there's no mistaking Ethel Cain's affection in this '80s-style megaballad about a girl who just ...

(KTLA) — Pop culturally, the year tends to wrap up by early December, at least with music. Few artists want to drop anything they care about amid the holiday rush and the domination of holiday music.