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In a year when hip-hop was frequently absent from the pop charts, NPR's music critic found that looking in darker corners revealed a genre that was flourishing.

The Department of Government Efficiency effort was one of the most consequential and controversial — if not entirely successful — changes the Trump administration made in 2025.

If you're searching for music off the beaten path, here's the list for you. NPR Music's Tiny Desk editor and resident Viking scours the corners of the music world to find his favorite records of 2025.

To conclude our thrilling Solo Series, celebrated harpsichordist and organist Benjamin Alard returns for an artist residency at All Souls, featuring two recitals over two days. Highlights include the Italian Concerto on harpsichord on Friday evening and the iconic Toccata and Fugue in D minor on the organ on Sunday. Don’t miss these two evenings of “superbly and sympathetically played” (San Diego Union-Tribune) music. San Diego Early Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

The NPR Music critic and All Songs Considered contributor's favorite records of the year include the best of British rap, whimsical and melancholy electronic experiments and spellbinding dreampop.

TV critic David Bianculli says 2025 offered so many great shows he couldn't narrow them down. But in a year of intense TV, Netflix's haunting series Adolescence, stands apart.

Amanda Seyfried is up for a Golden Globe for her performance in The Testament of Ann Lee, a movie musical about the leader of the Shakers, the 18th-century religious movement that preached celibacy, gender and racial equality, and pacifism.

All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.

As a fitting conclusion to our season, we are thrilled to welcome back star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and his Artaserse ensemble. Their electrifying appearance four years ago remains vivid in our memory. This return promises equally breathtaking artistry, with a program of cantatas by Alessandro Scarlatti, Baldassare Galuppi, Nicola Porpora, and Antonio Vivaldi (“Cessate, mai cessate!”), as well as concertos by Durante and Vivaldi. San Diego Early Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

To conclude our thrilling Solo Series, celebrated harpsichordist and organist Benjamin Alard returns for an artist residency at All Souls’, featuring two recitals over two days. Highlights include the Italian Concerto on harpsichord on Friday evening and the iconic Toccata and Fugue in D minor on the organ on Sunday. Don’t miss these two evenings of “superbly and sympathetically played” (San Diego Union-Tribune) music. San Diego Early Music Society on Facebook / Instagram