Luke Combs is joining BigXthaPlug to perform their duet, "Pray Hard," at the 2025 CMA Awards, and the powerful lyrics are sure to inspire fans at home. BigXthaPlug is the stage name of a rapper whose ...

The '60s were a pivotal time for music. The decade began with poppy girl groups and crooners and went on to create what we now know as classic rock. And of course, no discussion of the time is ...

We're not going to write you a love song, but we can certainly recommend some. The best love songs evoke feelings across the swinging pendulum of love, from just meeting and getting to know each other ...

When it comes to telling a woman just how much you love her, sometimes our own simple words don’t do it justice. Luckily, there are beautifully written and romantic love songs by talented lyricists ...

“Hit Me Hard and Soft,” her third album, is both concise and far-reaching. By Jon Pareles “Twenty-one took a lifetime,” Billie Eilish, 22, sings in “Skinny,” the song that opens her third album, “Hit ...

Musicals have graced the stage and screen for many years now, and are a beloved part of the entertainment industry as a whole. Case in point: all the movie musicals that have won the Best Picture ...

From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.