Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?

Trippie Redd comes through with two new songs, "Save Me, Please" and "1st Degree Murder," as part of a double pack of singles titled First Draft. For the first single, "Save Me, Please," the Canton, ...

Sabrina Carpenter is back with yet another bop. Following the success of her viral hit “Espresso,” fans have eagerly awaited the second single from her forthcoming sixth studio album. The song ...

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

Sabrina Carpenter dropped "Please Please Please" and—no offense to my #1 "Espresso"—it's my new personality. But if you're wondering whether or not the song is about Sabrina's boyfriend Barry Keoghan.

Singer – Cardi B Check out Check Please Song Lyrics by Cardi B (This is fire) (Yo, Island) Y’all niggas ain’t doin’ the numbers that my last shit did (Huh) You hate on me, you see how the last b*tch ...

Dave Mustaine and Teemu Mantysaari are clearly having a great time living up to the title of the song as they lay down some blistering guitar work on this pulse-racing banger. Even the song itself ...

Taylor Swift fans spotted lyric changes to 'Reputation' songs 'I Did Something Bad' and 'Delicate' on Apple Music after the album was updated to Dolby Atmos ...

“Tomorrow Never Knows” was one of The Beatles’ first psychedelic tunes, and had pretty far-out lyrics too. There are backward loops and strange lyrics, including, “Turn off your mind/ Relax and float ...