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

INSKEEP: That was Lars Gotrich with the song "New Threats From The Soul," by Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band. We also heard Anamaria Sayre with Bad Bunny's "DTMF." We'll have more of the best lyrics ...

The absolute best songs of 2025 include "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter, "Metal" by The Beths, and "Chains of Love" by Charli ...

Songs about love, sex, tax and demon hunters ranked among the best music of 2025, according to a "poll of polls" conducted by ...

Kendrick Lamar claimed the top lyric of the year with a moment from “Not Like Us,” the viral opening line “Ayy, Mustard on ...

You know that overwhelming feeling of uneasiness you’ve been experiencing lately? That sense of dread and uncertainty, as if ...