THE dust has finally settled on the 2025 festive season, and the data is in: Nigeria’s musical heavyweights are still the undisputed kings of the continent. Apple Music has officially pulled the ...

Detty December is a season of festivities soundtracked by music that unites people across Nigeria, Africa, and the diaspora.

The Killers are no strangers to topping the charts. But after one of their smash hits was named the most-streamed song of the 2000s, the band's hilarious reaction went viral. Chart Data announced the ...

What a year for music — great songs came out of anywhere, in every style and every genre. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2025, though some gems will appear over on my albums list, to avoid ...

Running time: 132 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, some strong language, some sexual material and brief drug use). In theaters Dec. 25. If there’s one slam-dunk choice in “Song Sung Blue,” ...

It’s a December tradition like no other: Roasting Reading former President Barack Obama’s annual list of his favorite movies, books, and songs. This year’s selection includes a cut off Richard Russell ...

The 1970s were a diverse time for music. Seemingly every genre was operating at the top of its game. Countless incredible songs came out of the 1970s, including the top ten best-selling tracks below.

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

Over on TikTok, 2025 was the year of talking to all the bluebirds, the bill and coo birds. The video app has named Connie Francis‘ saccharine 1962 hit “Pretty Little Baby” the Top Global Song of 2025.

Acclaimed Australian prog rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard joined a growing number of artists when it left Spotify in July. At the time, band leader Stu Mackenzie took aim at Spotify CEO ...

Photos by Amy Sussman/Getty Images, Marleen Moise/Getty Images, Lester Cohen/Getty Images, Victor Boyko/Getty Images. The year 2025 began as a mess, and only got worse as time progressed. Everything ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Two Beatles songs — "Real Love" and "I'll Get You" — return to ...