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

Chloe Bernabei is a Reality Televison Features Writer at Collider from Toronto, Canada. Originally from Calgary, Chloe made the move to Ontario to pursue her passion for journalism. She graduated with ...

Today (October 18), Wyatt Flores released his long-awaited debut full-length album Welcome to the Plains. Since announcing the album in late August, Flores has released a total of four singles—“Don’t ...

Nonsensical lyrics are everywhere in music. At times, lyrics are simply a meaningless placeholder to bolster the melody. At other times, the songwriter purposefully writes arbitrary words to ...