The Best Pop of 2025 You Might Have Missed (with Rolling Stone's Larisha Paul)

Rolling Stone staff writer Larisha Paul returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the best pop songs you might have missed so far in 2025. Larisha and Russ talk about what it takes to break through in today's over-saturated pop market and what's happening on the outskirts of the mainstream pop world, then they each share some of their favorite bubbling under and over-looked songs from the first half of 2025. BUY TICKETS TO MAIN POP GIRLS: PRIDE ON JUNE 7 AT PARKSIDE LOUNGE! Listen to a playlist of Russ + Larisha's selections Gorgeous Gorgeous LA Pride on June 20 at Los Globos Gorgeous Gorgeous NYC Pride on June 27 at Sultan Room Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More Read Larisha's column on why every song sounds like an audition for The Voice now Follow Larisha on Twitter , Instagram + TikTok Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store Follow Pop Pantheon on Instagram Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram Follow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter