Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?

Poetic allusions makes for the best song lyrics, and these three songs manage to say "I love you" without using the phrase at ...

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

The new film "Song Sung Blue" pays homage to the catalog of Neil Diamond, and it is one worth celebrating. We rank his 10 ...

Classic rock brought us some great music and some legendary artists. Among the sounds, those guitar solos or bass riffs were other standouts in the songs, things that kept the music real and memorable ...

Miranda Lambert is one of country music’s most dynamic songwriters. She can seamlessly transition from the fiery spirit of “Gunpowder and Lead” to the heartbreaking “Tin Man,” running the gamut of ...

Eminem performing on stage, wearing a black hoodie and jacket, holding a microphone. The background is filled with blurry lights. Eminem has never seemed real. Pressing play on one of his songs has ...