Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

Songwriters representing all five of the compositions nominated for best original song at the 2025 Academy Awards got together virtually for a Songwriters Hall of Fame discussion that is premiering ...

Let’s get the particulars out of the way immediately: I love Lorde. I always have. I may be a little too old and a little too self-respecting to identify as a stan, but Lorde is one of a handful of ...