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 ...

Over on TikTok, 2025 was the year of talking to all the bluebirds, the bill and coo birds. The video app has named Connie Francis‘ saccharine 1962 hit “Pretty Little Baby” the Top Global Song of 2025.

More than 60 years after its release, Connie Francis' "Pretty Little Baby" becomes TikTok’s most-used global song of 2025 as millions embrace the vintage track Screen Archives/Getty TikTok names ...

Connie Francis confessed that she barely remembered recording “Pretty Little Baby” in 1962. But even though the song never cracked Billboard’s Hot 100, it has gained new life on TikTok -- which named ...

It arrived in 2024. And it never left. Rosé and Bruno Mars’ massively popular, Grammy-nominated “APT.” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer released year-end ...

2025 has been a massive year for music. Many songs found a global audience including Afrobeats records. However, one story is very special. It’s a story about an underdog. Nigerian artist, Chella, ...

NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped. Lyrics of a song can reach us in ways that no other speech ...