From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.

An Iowa-based band formed by chance backed new wave icon Lene Lovich on tour with Devo and The B-52s, proving chemistry beats ...

The Boeing B-52 is on track to become the first jet-powered aircraft to reach 100 years of continuous service, a milestone it will hit in the 2050s, thanks in part to its strategic reinvention and ...

A tribute concert in Savannah will celebrate the music of legendary Georgia band R.E.M. The show, "A Carnival of Sorts," features a lineup of Savannah musicians performing R.E.M. songs. An ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — American band B-52s announced their return to the Las Vegas Strip with new 2026 residency dates. “‘The World’s Greatest Party Band’ is heading back to ‘The World’s Greatest Party ...

Fans can get set to dance this mess around at least one more time as the B-52's return to the road for a (so far) limited run of dates in 2026. The quirky new wave legends announced that "due to ...

Dave Burgess, the leader of the band behind the hit song "Tequila," is dead. A musician, songwriter and producer, Dave was the band leader for The Champs ... and the group wrote the song "Tequila," ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers deployed over the weekend to a base in Spain that will serve as a launching pad for operations along NATO’s eastern flank and into the High North. The ...

The first European BTF deployment of the new financial year kicked off at Morón Air Base, Spain, on Nov. 8 with the arrival of three B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers. Three aircraft from the 2nd ...

New Wave band Devo brought its theory of de-evolution to the Germania Amphitheatre Saturday, Nov. 1. Credit: Stephanie Koithan Devo and The B-52s played the Circuit of the Americas’ Germania ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Another legendary rock band just announced they will be stopping in Indianapolis on their upcoming tour. On Sept. 3, 2026, O.A.R. will bring its "O.A.R. Three Decades Tour" to downtown ...

Devo will co-headline a double bill with fellow '80s icon the B-52s on Sunday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Shows from Tate McRae and Lainey Wilson are also on tap this week. Credit: Raph_PH ...