The best song lyrics of 2025

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

Chris Rea's classic Christmas hit Driving Home for Christmas and the irony behind it

Chris Rea's 1986 hit Driving Home For Christmas has become permanently linked with lengthy holiday road trips - and you just ...
Daily Express US on MSN

The surprising irony behind Chris Rea's iconic Driving Home for Christmas song

Chris Rea's 1986 hit Driving Home For Christmas has become synonymous with lengthy holiday road trips - and you just might ...
EARMILK

justbrandon taps Willie Jones for country-meets-rap banger “Bury Me On A Backroad”

justbrandon is the musical project of Southern Indiana–raised artist, singer-songwriter, and creative director Brandon ...
Louder

"I sent that song to Elton and asked him to play piano on it...it meant the world to us." How Elton John and Dave Grohl helped one of the grunge era's greatest bands heal from ...

With Dave Grohl lending his studio and Elton John playing piano on the album's most emotional track, this was a truly special comeback ...

Eminem’s Oscar-Winning Song Reaches No. 1 For The First Time On A Chart

More than two decades after its release, Eminem's "Lose Yourself" finally becomes the bestselling rap song in America — as ...
Louder

"It was a time of turmoil. Writers had it in for us: 'Oh my God, haven’t you died yet? Don’t you know, grunge is here!'" The story behind the underrated Iron Maiden clas…

Iron Maiden looked in real trouble after Bruce Dickinson left. They regrouped, brought in a new singer and produced some of ...

David Bowie Wrote This Hit Song in Response to Frank Sinatra’s Public Criticism

Frank Sinatra dismissed modern music and David Bowie answered by transforming that criticism into a hit song with lasting ...
L'OFFICIEL USA

EXO Returns with New Music Video for “I’m Home”

With six members returning for a long-awaited comeback, EXO launches “I’m Home” and teases their upcoming 2026 studio album ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1955, Johnny Cash Released This Iconic Song With Inaccuracies He Would Later Explain With Four Simple Words

Johnny Cash had a simple explanation for legal and geographical inaccuracies in "Folsom Prison Blues", released on 1955.

Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason reflects on 50 years of 'Wish You Were Here'

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason about the band's epic album "Wish You Were Here" as it's reissued 50 years after its release.