Dec 5, 2025 - Music

Hear Spotify's top 5 songs in New Orleans for 2025

Maxwell Millington,
Chelsea Brasted

Animated illustration of a pair of rotating headphones. The year 2025 is in between the earpieces, and is being distorted with a rippling wave pattern. — Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios

Kendrick Lamar's "luther (with sza) was the most-streamed song on Spotify this year in New Orleans.

Why it matters: The track, which was also the most-streamed in the nation, is also a throwback to when Lamar and SZA performed it during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show at the Caesars Superdome.

Here's a quick look at the Spotify Wrapped roundup for the city in 2025:

New Orleans' top 5 songs:

"luther (with sza)" by Kendrick Lamar & SZA
"Ordinary" by Alex Warren
"I'm The Problem" by Morgan Wallen
"Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan
"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish

U.S. top 5 songs:

"luther (with sza)" by Kendrick Lamar & SZA
"Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
"Ordinary" by Alex Warren
"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish
"tv off (feat. lefty gunplay)" by Kendrick Lamar & Lefty Gunplay

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