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NPR music critics share the best song lyrics of 2025

Lars Gotrich, Anamaria Artemisa Sayre

Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?
A look at the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, whose music inspired bands for decades

Lars Gotrich, Michel Martin

Ozzy Osbourne, dubbed "The Prince of Darkness," has died at the age of 76. His band Black Sabbath laid the foundation of heavy metal music and has inspired bands for five decades.
Four original members of Black Sabbath to play final show on Saturday

Lars Gotrich, A Martínez

The four original members of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath will perform one last time together on Saturday, back in the city where they grew up: Birmingham, England.
Starflyer 59 reimagines three decades of music as lullabies

Lars Gotrich, Scott Detrow

Starflyer 59's Déjame Dormir strips away layers of distortion and feedback for something soft and sleepy.
The best new music out today, from Jamie xx, BLACKSTARKIDS and Bob Dylan

Lars Gotrich, Daoud Tyler-Ameen

Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Lars Gotrich from NPR Music round up the best new releases out Friday, from artists like Jamie xx, BLACKSTARKIDS and Bob Dylan.
With a new Johnny Cash album, examining when to release posthumous material

Lars Gotrich, Steve Inskeep

Johnny Cash died in 2003, but an un-released demo he recorded in 1993 has been refashioned into a new album. What are the unwritten rules about how to tastefully release posthumous material?
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Michael Knott, who changed the course of Christian rock, dies at 61

Lars Gotrich

An entire industry wouldn't exist without him, yet few know his name. In his songs, Knott challenged the faithful to examine their faults and hypocrisies.