Barack Obama’s 2025 playlist spans 30 tracks across Hip Hop, Afrobeats, pop and more genres. Kendrick Lamar and Drake both appear on the list, revealing Barack isn’t picking sides in their rap feud.

The year 2025 has been a whirlwind year for music, with songs from every genre going viral and dominating playlists around the world. From pop chart-toppers to underground experiments, artists have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. After 2024 saw the likes of RM, Rosé, NewJeans, ATEEZ, aespa, ...

Every year, the bounty of pop music grows more and more (my apologies to the 2,637 songs in my inbox as of time of writing that I haven't gotten to yet, out of you don't want to know how many).

2025 was a landmark year for K-pop, delivering tracks that made fans dance, celebrate, and feel unstoppable. As 2026 begins, these 20 K-pop songs of 2025 are the ultimate soundtrack to energize your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kendrick Lamar and Drake both appear on the list, revealing Barack isn’t picking sides in their rap feud. His selections show ...