Illustration by Natalie Nelson for TIME; Source Images: Lamar: Taylor Hill—WireImage/Getty Images; Kehlani: Dana Jacobs—Getty Images; Beyonce: Amy Sussman—Getty Images Songs show up everywhere these ...

Last year around this time, Drake and Kendrick Lamar trading lyrical uppercuts was the biggest event in music. This year? We got Joey Badass vs. Ray Vaughn. Which is to say: as we approach the halfway ...

This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...

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