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

"Hold the Hope" was sparked by one woman's experience as a caregiver to someone who survived suicidal struggles. It started ...

Our next story is about suicide. Surveys show that a majority of Americans know that suicide is preventable, but when it comes to helping a loved one in crisis, most people don't know what to do. Now, ...

A woman who cared for someone who survived a suicidal crisis has written a poem and song about the experience, performed by volunteers, some of whom also survived crises. Our next story is about ...

On Advent Sunday, Sean Fletcher begins a series of programmes exploring some of the themes of the Advent season, beginning with stories and hymns celebrating hope. Show more On Advent Sunday, Sean ...

His unexpected detainment during a routine check-in on August 1 mobilized Samantha, who rallied a team of lawyers to represent him. His counsel was able to successfully vacate Surovtsev’s carjacking ...

City of Hope Orange County (Calif.) has finalized the county’s only cancer specialty hospital, part of its $1.5 billion Orange County expansion. The 73-bed hospital in Irvine, Calif., is set to ...

Country music stars including singer Jason Aldean and five-time Grammy-nominated songwriter Tom Douglas have spoken out after "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust—an artist who was created using artificial ...

Here are all the songs that topped the chart this year so far. By Denise Warner A perennial holiday tune, a massive track from a former TikToker, a country-pop pairing, a movie soundtrack favorite and ...

Now that Halloween has passed, it appears the Christmas season is truly upon us. Green and red are everywhere in stores, and the sales that were once reserved for the end of November are already ...

Bayo carved a place for herself in the Kikuyu gospel scene and beyond with a brand of worship that combined emotive vocals and accessible message-driven lyrics. Her best-known single, “11th Hour” ...

The song has been streamed over 3 million times in under a month. A song created through artificial intelligence has made history topping a Billboard country music chart, but it has also sent ...