Morgan Wallen is closing out 2024 with a surprise song drop. He shared his new song, "Smile," on New Year's Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31). It's a stripped-back, mournful ballad about the lonely reality ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...

A song created entirely through artificial intelligence has made history by topping a Billboard country music chart and sending shock waves through the industry. The track, called “Walk My Walk,” hit ...

As summer slowly melts into fall, the songs that defined the warmer months are coming into clearer view. An announcement on Aug. 27 from Spotify named five songs of the summer, hand-selected by the ...

For more than four decades, Johnny Canales hosted his eponymous TV show, elevating musicians from around the globe. The bands, songwriters, instrumentalists, and virtuosos that crossed his stage ...

Music is the tie that binds and the language that has flowed through and across cultures since the beginning of time. Many would argue the rhythm, rhyme and the magic of a steady drum beat began in ...

From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.