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We all had to kill some darlings to finalize NPR Music's list of the Top 50 Albums and Top 100 Songs. Here are the ones that really should have made the cut.

2024 was a year of breakthroughs, with new stars storming the top of the charts and artists across genres making modern classics. NPR Music's list of best songs of the year has something for everyone.

"Wasted Love," sung by the classically trained countertenor JJ, beat out 25 other songs for the top prize at the international competition held this year in Basel, Switzerland.

We're bringing back our listener poll to help stick a fork in 2025 and make sense of all the amazing music that came out. So... tell us your top five albums (or EPs) this year.

Democrats continue to grapple with serious questions about President Biden's future as the party's nominee for president.

Before the sudden-death playoff, Spain's Sergio García trailed Englishman Justin Rose by 2 shots with 6 holes remaining. After Sunday's dramatic finish, it was García who was wearing the green jacket.

The annual UCLA study tallies box office numbers and ratings alongside diversity both on and off screen. Today's "increasingly diverse audiences prefer diverse film and television content," it finds.

More than 6 million middle school and high school students used tobacco products this year, according to a new federal report. Most are now using these addictive products by vaping.

As times got tough, America's less-wealthy citizens grew more generous, according to a new study. But people making at least $200,000 a year cut the portion of their incomes they gave to charity.

A town on the Outer Banks issued a public plea to beachgoers about the dangers of digging holes on the oceanfront just hours before a man died at a New Jersey beach when a hole collapsed on him.