Counting down some personal favorites, including a major rap tour, the sublime bridge in a breakup song and Timothée Chalamet ...

After a few years away, Justin Bieber made a strong return in 2025 with “Daisies,” a breezy, guitar-leaning single from his ...

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Authorities in China's Xinjiang region are threatening to detain residents over downloading, listening to and sharing ...

Rolling Stone ranks the best Afropop songs of the year featuring Adekunle Gold, Rema, Moily, Theodora, Tyla, Davido, Bien, ...

From lockdown kitchen discos to Saltburn, fans say Sophie Ellis-Bextor's resurgence reflects years of goodwill, authenticity ...

If Google had a most popular searches list on Christmas Eve, one might question, “What time does Santa Claus arrive? When ...

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

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Singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor first burst onto the scene in the early noughties and enjoyed success with hit songs ...

Neo-Soul singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. His death was confirmed by his former manager Kedar Massenberg and other sources ...

As a long and eventful 2025 draws to a close, NME remembers the influential and beloved musicians who left us this year ...