From Patti Smith to Dua Lipa the best music in 2025 inspired, uplifted and offered solace in these times. This is the best of ...

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...

On our just-published year-end Hot 100 chart, 11 of the top 12 songs were released before 2025, and over half of them even ...

In the midst of all the political turmoil of 2025, there came a song that gave us hope. “Golden,” released in early July off ...

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best albums, including Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Rosalía, Bad Bunny, Clipse, Brandi Carlile, ...

Technically, Up My Standards is a mixtape, but it sounds more like one long radio freestyle. The only moments where Philly’s ...

In fact, the songs that were huge in 2024 were still sucking up all the atmosphere. Those that did muscle through tended to ...

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1Xtra Salutes Christmas classics! Get in the holiday mood with the smoothest R&B takes on your favourite Christmas tunes. From Whitney Houston and Faith Evans to Donny Hathaway and B2K, we’ve got the ...

Also on the show, more tracks from Bob's 'Rock Date Diary' plus another 70s Country Classic pick. To listen on most smart speakers just say “Sounds of the 70s with Bob Harris".