The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2025 in music in the United States.
Notable events January 10 – Tremonti released their first studio album in four years, The End Will Show Us How. 17 – Balloonerism, the second posthumous Mac Miller album in five years, was released. 20 – Coco Jones performed the national anthem and Travis Scott performed the halftime show at the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. 25 – Bowling for Soup co-founder and lead guitarist Chris Burney announced his retirement from the band after playing with them for over 30 years. 28 – Singer Chase Lawrence announced the breakup of his band, Coin, following allegations of misconduct against drummer Ryan Winnen and guitarist Joe Memmel. 31 – All That Remains released their first studio album in almost seven years, Antifragile. It is also the band's first album to not feature original guitarist Oli Herbert following Herbert's death in 2018. Grayscale released their first studio album in four years, The Hart. Moe released their first studio album in five years, Circle of Giants. Pentagram released their first studio album in ten years, Lightning in a Bottle.
February 2 – The 67th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Beyoncé won Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter, Kendrick Lamar won Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Not Like Us" and Chappell Roan won Best New Artist. 5 – Record producer and Murder Inc. Records co-founder Irv Gotti died from a stroke at the age of 54. 7 – Dream Theater released their first studio album in nearly four years, Parasomnia. It is also the band's first album with original drummer Mike Portnoy since 2009. Tyga released his first studio album in nearly six years, NSFW. 9 – Jon Batiste performed the national anthem and Kendrick Lamar and SZA performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. 14 – Amber Pacific released their first studio album in nearly eleven years, All In. 18 – A Day to Remember released their first studio album in nearly four years, Big Ole Album Vol. 1. It is also the band's first album to not feature founding bassist Joshua Woodard following Woodard's departure in 2021. 21 – Killswitch Engage released their first studio album in six years, This Consequence. Nardo Wick released his first studio album in nearly four years, Wick. Mike Posner released his first solo album in nearly five years, The Beginning. 24 – Legendary R&B singer Roberta Flack died from cardiac arrest stemming from complications of ALS at the age of 88. 28 – New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen, the band's last surviving original member, died from cancer at the age of 75. Shinedown bassist Eric Bass released his debut solo album, I Had a Name.
March 1 – R&B and soul singer Angie Stone died in a car crash in Montgomery, Alabama at the age of 63. 7 – Bob Mould released his first studio album in five years, Here We Go Crazy. Lady Gaga released her first solo album in nearly five years, Mayhem. Whitechapel released their first studio album in four years, Hymns in Dissonance. Mastodon co-founder and lead guitarist Brent Hinds announced his departure from the band after 25 years. He was later killed in a traffic collision on August 20. 14 – Clipping released their first studio album in five years, Dead Channel Sky. Warbringer released their first studio album in five years, Wrath and Ruin. Playboi Carti released his first studio album in nearly five years, Music. 17 – The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 21 – Japanese Breakfast released their first studio album in almost four years, For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women). Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco released their collaborative studio album, I Said I Love You First. It is Gomez's first album in five years and Blanco's first in seven years. My Morning Jacket released their first studio album in four years, Is. 28 – Will Smith released his first studio album in twenty years, Based on a True Story. Lucy Dacus released her first solo album in nearly four years, Forever Is a Feeling. Deafheaven released their first studio album in four years, Lonely People with Power. Alison Krauss & Union Station released their first studio album in fourteen years, Arcadia. It is Krauss' first album in four years.
April 2 – Duckwrth released his first studio album in five years, All American FuckBoy. 4 – Grace VanderWaal released her first studio album in nearly eight years, Childstar. 6 – Blondie drummer Clem Burke died from cancer at the age of 70. 11 – Spin Doctors released their first studio album in twelve years, Face Full of Cake. OK Go released their first studio album in nearly eleven years, And the Adjacent Possible. Bon Iver released their first studio album in six years, Sable, Fable. Sleigh Bells released their first studio album in four years, Bunky Becky Birthday Boy. Bootsy Collins released his first studio album in five years, Album of the Year #1 Funkateer. 12 – Wu-Tang Clan and Mathematics released their collaborative studio album, Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman. It is the Wu-Tang Clan's first studio album in ten years, their first to be publicly available in eleven years and their first group project in seven years. 18 – Tunde Adebimpe released his debut solo album, Thee Black Boltz, which is also his first album in nearly eleven years following the release of Seeds by his band, TV on the Radio, in November 2014. Keri Hilson released her first studio album in fifteen years, We Need to Talk: Love. It is the first installment of a planned three-part album. The second part, We Need to Talk: Drama, was released in September. Superheaven released their self-titled album, their first in ten years.
May 1 – Singer Jill Sobule died in a house fire in Woodbury, Minnesota at the age of 66. 2 – Car Seat Headrest released their first studio album in five years, The Scholars. Eric Church released his first studio album in four years, Evangeline vs. the Machine. Maddie & Tae released their first studio album in five years, Love & Light. Suzanne Vega released her first studio album in nine years, Flying with Angels. 7 – 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold announced that he was diagnosed with Stage IV clear cell renal carcinoma, which had metastasized to his lung. With his diagnosis, 3 Doors Down cancelled their 2025 shows including their summer tour. 8 – The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. 9 – Counting Crows released their first studio album in eleven years, Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!. Blake Shelton released his first studio album in four years, For Recreational Use Only. Tetrarch released their first studio album in four years, The Ugly Side of Me. 16 – Xzibit released his first studio album in thirteen years, Kingmaker. Tune-Yards released their first studio album in four years, Better Dreaming. Pelican released their first studio album in six years, Flickering Resonance. Foo Fighters part ways with their drummer of two years, Josh Freese, with no explanation. Freese had been hired as the replacement for longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died in 2022. 18 – Jamal Roberts won the twenty-third season of American Idol. John Foster was named runner-up and Breanna Nix placed third. 20 – Adam David won the twenty-seventh season of The Voice. Jaelen Johnston was named runner-up. Renzo, Lucia Flores-Wiseman, and Jadyn Cree finished in third, fourth, and fifth place respectively. 23 – Billy Joel cancelled his upcoming concert tours after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus which leads to problems with his hearing, vision and balance. Joe Jonas released his first solo album in nearly fourteen years, Music for People Who Believe in Love. Hinder released their first studio album in eight years, Back to Life. 26 – The American Music Awards took place at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Winchester, Nevada. 30 – Taylor Swift bought back the masters of her first six albums from Shamrock Holdings. Ben Kweller released his first studio album in four years, Cover the Mirrors. Garbage released their first studio album in four years, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light. The National vocalist Matt Berninger released his first solo album in five years, Get Sunk. Anderson East released his first studio album in four years, Worthy.
June 6 – Black Moth Super Rainbow released their first studio album in seven years, Soft New Magic Dream. The Doobie Brothers released their first studio album in four years, Walk This Road. Lil Wayne released his first solo album in five years, Tha Carter VI. Rascal Flatts released their first studio album in eight years, Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets. Turnstile released their first studio album in four years, Never Enough. It is also their first album with guitarist Meg Mills, who replaced guitarist and co-founder Brady Ebert after his departure from the band in 2022. 9 – Sly and the Family Stone frontman Sly Stone died at the age of 82. 11 – The Beach Boys co-founder and singer Brian Wilson died at the age of 82. 13 – Slick Rick released his first studio album in twenty-six years, Victory. 20 – Haim released their first studio album in five years, I Quit. Memphis Bleek released his first studio album in twenty years, Apt 3D. Badflower released their first studio album in four years, No Place Like Home. James McMurtry released his first studio album in four years, The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy. 25 – Charles Kelley released his first solo album in nine years, Songs for a New Moon. 27 – Public Enemy released their first studio album in five years, Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025. Fishbone released their first studio album in nineteen years, Stockholm Syndrome. Deadguy released their first studio album in thirty years, Near-Death Travel Services.
July 2 – Sean Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation for the purpose of prostitution. He was found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. 7 – After being in the band for 27 years, drummer Matt Cameron announced his departure from Pearl Jam. 11 – Clipse released their first studio album in fifteen years, Let God Sort Em Out. Born of Osiris released their first studio album in four years, Through Shadows. Hell released their first studio album in eight years, Submersus. 16 – Connie Francis, the first female artist to score a number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, died at the age of 87. 18 – Raekwon released his first studio album in eight years, The Emperor's New Clothes. Cam released her first studio album in nearly five years, All Things Light. Lord Huron released their first studio album in four years, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1. Styx released their first studio album in four years, Circling from Above. Trisha Yearwood released her first studio album in six years, The Mirror. 22 – Jazz trumpeter Chuck Mangione died in his sleep at the age of 84. 25 – Alice Cooper released their reunion album, The Revenge of Alice Cooper. It is the first studio album released by the full band in fifty-two years, though its eponymous lead vocalist has been prolific with solo material in the interim period, and is dedicated to former lead guitarist Glen Buxton, who died from viral pneumonia in 1997.
August 1–3 – The 34th and final Oregon Jamboree country music festival was held in Sweet Home, Oregon. 6 – Latin jazz and salsa musician Eddie Palmieri died at the age of 88. 8 – Good Charlotte released their first studio album in seven years, Motel Du Cap. Ashley Monroe released her first studio album in four years, Tennessee Lightning. Attack Attack! released their first studio album in thirteen years, Attack Attack! II.