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2025 was another great year for popular music, with multiple surprise drops and a diverse pool of talent. In no particular order, here are the best songs of 2025, curated by Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Jessica Johnson. Photos courtesy...

“Wicked: For Good,” the second part to the film duo based on the stage musical “Wicked,” provides a finale to its blockbuster prequel. This film continues where the first movie left off, featuring the same Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and...

Guillermo Del Toro’s new film adaptation of “Frankenstein” hit Netflix last week after a brief limited theatrical release. The film follows Oscar Isaac as the titular scientist who animates a monster played by Jacob Elordi. Told from the perspective of...

“What would you sacrifice to keep a dream alive?” Country artist Carly Pearce prompted this question to her fans on social media as she prepared to drop “Dream Come True,” the presumed lead single to her upcoming fifth studio album,...

Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía released her fourth studio album, “LUX,” on Friday. “LUX” features 13 different languages and marks a shift away from Rosalía’s more traditional Latin pop style to a more symphonic sound. “LUX” has a strong feminine-mystical energy and,...

Yorgos Lanthimos’ science fiction dark comedy, “Bugonia,” made its debut in theaters on Friday. The film is Lanthimos’ second to star Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, the first being last year’s “Kinds of Kindness.” The screenplay is written by Will...

Florence + The Machine released its sixth studio album “Everybody Scream” on Friday. This Halloween debut added another harmonious addition to the band’s discography. Lead singer and songwriter Florence Welch’s bewitching vocals and lyrics mixed with the band’s dramatic production...

Berlin-based indie-folk singer-songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou released her sixth studio album, “Oblivion,” last Friday. This record is stripped-back, self-produced and intimate, inviting listeners into a space of stillness and reflection. Lou was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa,...

Listeners finally got what they have been waiting for from Tame Impala on Friday with the release of “Deadbeat,” an album that has been in the works for about five years. Usually, album delays mean that the artist has something...

PinkPantheress released her second remix mixtape “Fancy Some More?” on Friday, and the mixtape features remixes of the nine tracks off of PinkPantheress’ mixtape “Fancy That,” which was released earlier this year and is shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize. ...