By — Stephanie Sy Stephanie Sy By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-look-back-at-2025s-chart-toppers-best-songs-and-standout-artists Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Music in 2025 has had it all, from breakout new artists and big stars continuing to top the charts, to AI-generated artists igniting fierce debate online. To help us sift through the year in music, Stephanie Sy speaks with freelance music writer and critic Maura Johnston and freelance music journalist Candace McDuffie. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Dec 28, 2025 By — Stephanie Sy Stephanie Sy Stephanie Sy is a PBS News Hour correspondent and serves as anchor of PBS News Hour West. Throughout her career, she served in anchor and correspondent capacities for ABC News, Al Jazeera America, CBSN, CNN International, and PBS News Hour Weekend. Prior to joining NewsHour, she was with Yahoo News where she anchored coverage of the 2018 Midterm Elections and reported from Donald Trump’s victory party on Election Day 2016. By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery is a national affairs producer at PBS News Weekend.