Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: Honorable Mentions (with Todd in the Shadows)

Our Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 series gets underway with a look at our 10 Honorable Mention artists -- the stars who were great enough this year to get into the discussion but not quite onto our top 10. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by YouTuber Todd and the Shadows as we go over their cases -- and whether we disagree with any of them not making the proper list -- then give shouts to some pop stars who couldn't quite make the cut this year but still deserve mention, as well as some who aren't quite in the discussion yet but could get there by 2026.

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https://www.youtube.com/c/ToddintheShadows

Find our YouTube playlist for our 2025 Honorable Mentions pop stars here:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwFs58D1XAMan0wM5Vi7OC-3YogD8YMdU&si=4jLn4fNhWBd5xtuT

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