The best songs of 2025, as picked by the editors and contributors of The FADER. Featuring "WHIM WHAMIEE," Dijon's "Baby," Rosalia's "Berghain," and more.

A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things” (No. 10) Since releasing his smash “Beautiful Things” in January 2024, Benson Boone has kept the backflips coming. In April, he shared the stage with Queen’s Brian May ...

U2 became the first band to score an iTunes No. 1 song and the moment reshaped their legacy and sparked a new chapter in ...

It seems abundantly obvious to me that everyone who believes in free expression, whatever side of various political equations they may be on, should be ...

Fido’s ‘Joy Is Coming’ is the undisputed Nigerian anthem of the year.

Davido, Mavo, Morravey, Ecool, and a lineup of African hitmakers, have united for one of the year’s most anticipated ...

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker gets frank about the success and controversy of her A24 rom-dramedy, including why she was eager to respond to those “broke man propaganda” claims — which swiftly went ...

Just because John Lennon was inThe Beatles doesn’t mean he loved every track they ever released. While many fans still sing along to the Fab Four’s biggest hits, Lennon was often his own harshest ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Victoria Justice is gearing up for spooky season with a new song — 15 years in the making. “It’s ...