Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

Sad country music reigns supreme no matter what time of the year it is... Even during the holidays, I simply cannot get ...

UCR's list of Top 25 Rock Songs of 2025 shows that the genre remains anything but predictable. There are a trio of duets, including one that was tossed off in less than a month and another that was a ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

When temperatures drop, why do many listeners find themselves gravitating toward more introspective, emotionally resonant songs?

Gracie Abrams, Aaron Dessner, and Bon Iver have teamed up for "Sold Out," a new song released in support of the gun violence prevention organization Everytown.