The best songs of 2025

This year's defining songs include a pop gem from Taylor Swift's latest album, Olivia Dean's breakout hit, and Kendrick Lamar ...

Study finds hits by Taylor Swift, Tone Loc, Ice Cube among the best 'storytelling songs' of the past 60 years

Sure, we all love a good bop, but more substantial songs — the kind built around characters and narratives — can be just ...

A Taylor Swift Lyric Was One of the Most-Viewed on Genius. Guessing the Song Won’t Be… Hard

Taylor Swift tops Genius as most-searched artist, with ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ leading albums and ‘Wood’ ranking among top ...

Taylor Swift's Scandalous 'Wood' Lyric Was One of the Most-Viewed of 2025, According to Genius

Taylor Swift brought 4.5 million page views to Genius thanks to the scandalous lyrics of her song "Wood" from 'The Life of a ...

Taylor Swift Charts A New Hit — And She’s Joined By Another Pop Superstar

"The Life of a Showgirl," the title track from Taylor Swift's latest album, finally becomes a hit on the U.K.'s main songs chart, earning both her and Sabrina Carpenter a smash.

Why is Taylor Swift so popular? I asked a psychologist

As Taylor Swift releases her new documentary, ‘The End of an Era’, we unpick what makes her so popular with global ...

Daily Brew | Mariah Carey breaks Billboard Top 100 record

"All I Want for Christmas" achieved its total 20th week at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest running ...

‘Beatlemania wasn’t like Taylor Swift — it came out of nowhere, like a meteorite’

Sean Ono Lennon has a timely festive message in his Oscar-winning film inspired by his parents’ song, Happy Xmas (War is Over ...

Here Are All of Taylor Swift’s Film & TV Roles, Ranked (Critic’s Picks)

Swift playfully stars as the flirtatious cat who sings “Macavity” in the adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. (She even wrote an original track for the movie with Webber, “Beautiful Ghosts.” ...