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NPR unveils favorite albums of 2025
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NPR Music's team of critics, editors, and producers has shared their top album recommendations for 2025, highlighting a diverse range of personal favorites amid a year of musical evolution. Each contributor selected one standout record they would recommend to anyone, resulting in a '12-pack' of elite, no-skips albums. Rosalía's LUX emerged as a critical darling, appearing across multiple lists for its spiritual depth and innovation.
Singer Brenda Lee discusses the lasting impact of her holiday hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in an NPR podcast episode.
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Seventeen made history as the first K-pop group to perform on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series, with five members delivering a 30-minute medley of hits in Washington, D.C. The performance, taped in early November and released on November 24, 2025, featured raw, stripped-back arrangements without monitors or vocal enhancements. Member DK was absent due to losing his voice, but the group rose to the challenge amid an enthusiastic office crowd.