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

These three country songs were all big hits in the 90s, likely because they all have stunning and unexpected lyrics.

Musicologist Joe Bennett explains the common components of the most enduring Christmas songs, from "Jingle Bells" to "All I ...

Elvis Presley poured his heartbreak into Always on My Mind during his darkest year and fans still see it as the most ...

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

The lyrics website Genius has released its top 10 lyrics of 2025, based on "annotation views." In other words, people clicking on specific lyrics to understand what they mean or what they refer ...

"Nothin'" opens with a bouncy keyboard line before giving way to a massive guitar solo that stands up next to much of Slash ...

"End of You," the powerhouse collaboration between Poppy, Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante is Loudwire's Best Metal Song of the ...

Billy Joel's pick for the best song he ever wrote is a plaintive, melancholic album closer from 1989: "And So It Goes".

A huge chart record has fallen: Mariah Carey 's 1994 holiday staple "All I Want for Christmas Is You" now holds the all-time ...

The "Wicked: For Good" soundtrack is finally here, and with it comes the official cast recordings of two songs that are brand new to the musical. "No Place Like Home," sung by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba ...