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

On November 3, 2009, Foo Fighters released their first compilation album. "These 16 songs are what we're calling our 'Greatest Hits'," Dave Grohl wrote for the album's sleevenotes. "Not to be confused ...

A Michigan woman shared how her two inseparable dogs died within hours of each other—one from an undiagnosed heart condition and the other, she believes, from heartbreak. Holli Johnson’s dogs, Kona, ...

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A cat owner from California has broken hearts among social-media users after sharing her feline’s emotional goodbye to her best friend, who died unexpectedly without showing any warning signs. In a ...

The song goes on to discuss both Taylor's and Abigail's failed first relationships: "Back then, I swore I was gonna marry him someday / But I realized some bigger dreams of mine," Taylor sings. "And ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook After joking a bit of whether or not they should tell us the “truth,” Michael Cusack explained, ...

In March, Mineral announced their farewell show at the Best Friends Forever festival. The emo heroes took the stage last night in Las Vegas for a cathartic final performance. Due to severe weather, ...

When I nominated Ron Bracken for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Hall of Fame last year, I noted his many contributions to the craft of sports writing and his support of others who followed in ...

Music streaming app SoundCloud is evolving into a more social platform with the introduction of new community-oriented features. On Thursday, the company announced features like playlists based on the ...

Manilow tells PEOPLE about the new recording as he unveils several new farewell tour dates Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since ...

Delivering formally classic, facepalm-clever pop songs with a heavy wink, Sabrina Carpenter’s new album takes her persona to its apex, and maybe as far as it can go. Man’s Best Friend is so committed ...