What songs of the year tell us about 2025

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM EST

Breakout star Olivia Dean is lighting up the charts with her hit “Man I Need.” It’s among the songs that NPR’s World Cafe producer Miguel Perez counts as one of his favorites of 2025.

He shares more of his picks from around the world with Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan.

Find the playlist here.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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