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

The Brooklyn rapper pushes past conventional song structures on an adventurous, emotional album that centers his ...

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

The title sequence for the hit show’s eighth season, featuring Lennox’s take on the traditional Scottish folk tune, “The Skye ...

Composer Stephen Schwartz wrote two new songs for Wicked: For Good, including “No Place Like Home,” sung by Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba. Schwartz said the song shows “how much she loves Oz,” even if it ...

"Atlas" lets Axl Rose 's vocals take on more of the heavy lifting. The song takes off at its start rather than slowly working ...

Put Your Hands in the Air Song by Robin's Fun Playtime Hello friends! We really hope you enjoy the video, Robin was so excited to shoot this with his beautiful cousins. Please don't for get to like ...

The real-life tragedy that inspired "Whiskey Lullaby" is the reason this song came close to never being written in the first ...

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 ...

Legendary soul singer Otis Redding recorded his first-ever No. 1 hit on Dec, 7, 1967, three days before his death at age 26.

"Wicked: For Good" (in theaters Friday, Nov. 21) includes two original songs by composer Stephen Schwartz. "No Place Like Home," an emotional showcase for the ostracized Elphaba, is a callback to ...