Some say "Ode to Billie Joe" is about a teen pregnancy, others say it's about heartbreak ending in suicide. Bobbie Gentry ...

But in assembling the list of my favorite albums from 2025, what initially surfaced was a roundup of nine recordings by women artists. Robert Plant’s psychedelic folk gem “Saving Grace” was the only ...

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.

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This Bob Dylan song bends time by shifting between past, present, and future, revealing why Tangled Up in Blue remains ...

On November 3, 2009, Foo Fighters released their first compilation album. "These 16 songs are what we're calling our 'Greatest Hits'," Dave Grohl wrote for the album's sleevenotes. "Not to be confused ...

Country music knows heartbreak. Revisit three country songs below that keyed you into heartbreak before you had ever had one.

"Zombie" is, no doubt, The Cranberries' most successful song. It topped charts around the world and reintroduced the band as ...

Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come ...