American Songwriter is excited to announce the Overall Winners of the 2025 Song Contest. After thoughtful review, our panel of judges has selected this year’s Grand Prize Winner, along with the First ...

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This year in music had no shortage of hits, but only a handful of songs truly rose above the rest. Whether they dominated the charts, took over social media or just refused to leave our heads, these ...

In 2025, the Nigerian music industry was supercharged with a collection of hit songs that tell the story of ambition and hold the power of superstardom. In Afrobeats, hit records are the vehicle that ...

As 2025 winds down, let's take a closer look at the 13 best rock songs of the year and count down to the best of the best. Earlier this year, we gave you the 51 Best Rock and Metal Songs of 2025 and ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Year-end season is normally all about positivity—publications pick their favorite albums and songs from the previous 12 months, and then we all argue over placements and omissions. “Where’s __?” is an ...

TikTok has revealed its list of the most popular songs in Korea from the past year! This week, TikTok Korea held a “2025 TikTok Media Day” in Seoul at which it shared its annual Year in Music wrap-up.

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. De Los recently did a team huddle to determine our personal list of best albums, as well as our favorite songs ...