Latest Western music releases [December 2025]

Gangsta GraduationPolo G & G Herbo

Polo G & G Herbo – Gangsta Graduation (Official Video)

Two rappers who rose from the streets of Chicago released a collaborative single in December 2025.

Created by Polo G and G Herbo, the track is an emblematic piece built around the theme of “graduating from the hood.” It portrays their attempt to move to the next stage—holding onto success in music while still carrying the indelible trauma of surviving harsh realities like violence, poverty, and the deaths of friends.

The arrangement highlights the contrast between Polo G’s melodic, sentimental flow and G Herbo’s raw, hard-hitting delivery.

A piano-led, wistful track paired with weighty 808s skillfully fuses the celebratory image of graduation with the dark memories of their past.

In the music video, scenes of youths in graduation gowns intersect with street imagery, visually reinforcing the concept.

It’s a work infused with a powerful message that resonates with anyone who has overcome adversity.

GuardianPoppy

Poppy – Guardian (Official Visualizer)

Poppy, who jumped from surreal performances on YouTube into the music scene, has crossed genres freely from pop to metal.

Her unique presence has drawn global attention, including a nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Released in December 2025, this track is a lead single from the forthcoming album “Empty Hands,” slated for January 2026.

Over industrial-tinged, hard-edged guitar riffs and thunderous drums, her soaring vocals cut through with power.

The lyrics depict a strong vow to become a shield for someone who’s been hurt and to protect them from any despair—a message of solidarity that resonates not as a simple hero archetype, but as an acknowledgment of her own vulnerability.

It’s a song we especially recommend to anyone who feels the urge to protect someone they cherish.

The TreadmillSam Fender

Sam Fender – The Treadmill (Lyric Video)

Sam Fender is a singer-songwriter from North Shields, England.

His 2019 debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, topped the UK charts, and he has drawn attention with his heartland rock influenced by Bruce Springsteen.

With his album People Watching, released in February 2025, he won the Mercury Prize, making him one of the UK’s leading rock musicians.

A track he released on the deluxe edition in December is an introspective number that uses the metaphor of running on a treadmill to portray the frustration of being unable to move forward despite gaining fame.

While the crunchy guitars and saxophone solo create a sense of exhilaration, the lyrics seep with self-loathing and the agony of stagnation.

It’s a song I highly recommend to anyone who can relate to the emotions of wavering between success and solitude.

Proving Me RightTucker Wetmore

Tucker Wetmore – Proving Me Right (Official Lyric Video)

Tucker Wetmore is a country singer from Kalama, Washington.

A former college football player, he switched to music after breaking his leg and rapidly broke through between 2024 and 2025.

His debut album, What Not To, released in April 2025, scored the highest-charting debut of the year among emerging country artists.

His new song, released in December, is a crossover track that blends synth sounds reminiscent of ’80s disco with country.

It portrays a protagonist who calmly observes an ex’s behavior patterns and grows more confident that ending the relationship was the right choice.

Rather than blaming the other person, the song offers a cool, self-affirming perspective on taking some distance, which feels refreshing.

It’s a track I highly recommend to anyone looking to move forward after a breakup.

I Still CreateYonKaGor

I Still Create

Yonkagor is a non-binary creator from Indonesia, now based in Canada.

A multi-talented artist who not only produces music but also creates animation, they’ve earned strong support online for a unique pop sound that blends electro-swing and jazz.

Released in December 2025, this work is an ambitious piece that employs a fast BPM of 184 and an unconventional 7/8 time signature.

It maintains a light, swinging feel while also conveying a subtly unsettling sense of weightless drift.

The lyrics portray the creator’s unique conflict: receiving praise from others yet feeling like an imposter.

Even so, the urgent compulsion to keep creating resonates deeply with listeners.

It’s a must-listen for anyone involved in making things or anyone who has struggled with self-evaluation.

Zero IQ FreestyleYoungBoy Never Broke Again & Never Broke Again

Zero IQ Freestyle

Rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, who’s wildly popular among many heads for his supreme flex, is back.

Released in December 2025, this track has been making waves as a response song to NLE Choppa.

In the lyrics, he name-drops NBA star Kevin Durant and rapper Ken Carson, exposing a lover’s betrayal—making for some pretty volatile content.

Throughout the track he fires off intense assertions that he’s the real deal, showcasing his flex and street credentials.

His aggressive flow over a trap beat is as sharp as ever, and the style of moving between melodic parts and shouted delivery has been further refined.

It’s drawing plenty of gossip-fueled attention, but the skills are solid—definitely one to check out if you’re into hard, street-oriented rap.

BODY THE PISTOLfemtanyl

femtanyl – BODY THE PISTOL

Femtanyl is a Toronto-based trans woman musician who has rapidly gained attention since around 2023 with a style rooted in digital hardcore and breakcore, unleashing barrages of thunderous breakbeats and piercing screamed vocals at high speed.

Her new track, released in December 2025, stands out for its introspective world where self-loathing, body dysphoria, and imagery of sleep and death intertwine.

The narrator likens herself to filth, spewing deep despair toward the world, others, and herself, yet still driven by an impulse to keep running in search of something.

The chorus, which repeatedly invokes firearms, functions as a metaphor for violence and self-destruction, generating a unique tension in which catharsis coexists with pain.

Intersecting post-hyperpop sensibilities with the brutality of industrial, this work is recommended for anyone seeking catharsis through intense music.