2025 is off to an exciting start, and to help us embrace the new year with enthusiasm and hope, I’ve curated a special playlist that beautifully celebrates both the legends of the past and the emerging stars of the future. This collection of songs is designed to inspire, uplift, and remind us of the timeless impact of great music while introducing fresh talent that is set to make waves in the industry.
The Sound Table – Cameo
Yours – Bill Laurance & Michael League
Autumn In New York – Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
Shadows – Aanya Martin
A Case of You (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version) – Prince
Another Day to Run – Bill Withers
Enchanted Forest – El Chicano
I Ain’t Talkin Though It’s All Over Town – Pearl Bailey
Mona Ki Ngi Xica (Pablo Fierro Remix) – Bonga
Down In Mexico – The Coasters
Pardon My English – Sylvia Telles
The Smoke – The Smile
The Emperor’s New Jazz (feat. Ayjay Nils) – Move 78
People Make the World Go ‘Round – Michael Jackson
I Can Only Think of You – Gwen McCrae
Nature Boy – Etta James
Flamenco Sketches – Miles Davis
Mahady O’mahony – Mieke Miami
Check the Rhime – A Tribe Called Quest
There Is a Fountain – Osmond Collins
Emperor Palpatine ~ Lofi ~ Star Wars – Shinra
I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody Got a Thing – Funkadelic
Home Town – WITCH
Starlight – Minus 8
Bloodflow – Grandbrothers
Just a Friend – Biz Markie
Guajira (I Love U 2 Much) – Yerba Buena
Never Miss A Thing – Don Blackman
It’s Not What You Say – Louie Ramirez
I Walk On Guilded Splinters – Dr. John
Listen Love – Jon Lucien
You Ain’t No Celebrity (feat. Roots Manuva) – Jungle
Take Your Mama for a Ride, Pt. 1 – Lulu