A selection of the must-listen albums released in 2025 BMG/Interscope/Columbia/RCA/Capitol/Polydor/WarnerAs the New Year celebrations approach, many of us will be pausing for some reflection in the next few days. Meanwhile, on stand-out Vanish Into You, it feels like Gaga has found a perfect balance between the more organic-sounding rock and jazz-inspired music she’s expressed love for in the past and the all-encompassing pop she’s now synonymous with. Audrey Hobert is one of our absolute favourite musical discoveries of 2025, and we’ve had her debut album Who’s The Clown? AdvertisementShe may have made us wait for it, but Jade’s debut album That’s Showbiz, Baby! Lily Allen – West End GirlThe album that spawned a million headlines, if you’d actually not listened to Lily Allen’s West End Girl, it’d be easy to dismiss it as simple tabloid fodder.

Source: Huffington Post December 27, 2025 08:21 UTC