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\u201cSyracuse Playlist\u201d <\/b><\/i>is a quarterly feature on <\/i>syracuse.com<\/i><\/a> highlighting music from local artists. If you\u2019re a Syracuse-area musician, email <\/i>gherbert@syracuse.com<\/i><\/a> to share your music, including your artist name, song\/album title, a brief description of your sound, where to listen to your music, and the best place for fans to follow you to find more.<\/i><\/p>\n * * * * *<\/i><\/p>\n Central New York musicians shared a lot of great songs in 2025, and you can listen back on the \u201cSyracuse Playlist.\u201d<\/p>\n Each quarter, we share the latest in rap, rock, folk, R&B, country, pop, alternative, EDM, jazz, blues and more so you can discover local bands, singers and rappers that you like and follow them. Songs are featured on syracuse.com, in The Post-Standard newspaper, and in a Spotify playlist called \u201cSyracuse Playlist<\/a>.\u201d You can listen with a free Spotify account (or a paid subscription) and click on each artist to hear more of their songs, share them or add them to your own playlists to listen to at home or on a mobile device. (Cell phone data or WiFi may be required.)<\/p>\n We added dozens of new songs this year, including national acts with CNY ties and local artists who could soon play to bigger audiences. Here are some of 2025\u2019s highlights:<\/p>\n For hip-hop\/R&B<\/b> fans: The big news this year was Syracuse native Toosii<\/a>, the \u201cFavorite Song\u201d hitmaker who released half a dozen new songs in 2025 (including \u201cPlease Don\u2019t Go\u201d with YoungBoy Never Broke Again), announcing that he would take a break from music to play football at Syracuse University<\/a> next year. Other rappers and singers featured on the playlist include Christenelle Diroc<\/a>, G.Y. Joey<\/a>, Same Hustle D-Roc<\/a>, Stove God Cooks<\/a>, and Trappin Quik<\/a>.<\/p>\n For country\/folk\/Americana<\/b> fans: SAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Sydney Irving<\/a> signed a record deal for her new album, featuring a mix of Americana, pop, rock and modern folk music. Tip your hat, too, to Big Green<\/a>, Harmonic Dirt<\/a>, Jon Regalia<\/a>, Mira Grimm<\/a>, Reed Kirkwood<\/a>, The Rollin\u2019 Rust<\/a>, and Whitney Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n For rock<\/b> fans: Max Scialdone, a singer-songwriter who\u2019s worked with bands Autumn Fire, Into Shadow and Riptide, won a SAMMY for his recent solo album at the 2025 Syracuse Area Music Awards<\/a> while Into Shadow won Best Hard Rock. Other notables include Big Green<\/a>, Cleansed in Embers<\/a>, Council<\/a>, The Flashcubes<\/a>\/Half-Cubes<\/a>, Jeremy Romance<\/a>, Mad Damage<\/a>, Maybe Sunday<\/a>, Porch Couch<\/a>, See Through Faded<\/a>, Sent from Beyond<\/a>, Silverset<\/a>, The Yagas<\/a> (featuring Syracuse University alumna Vera Farmiga) and Youth Medium<\/a>.<\/p>\n For fans of everything else<\/b>: Baldwinsville natives Rob McCall (vocals, guitar) and Corey Jordan (guitar, piano, vocals) formed All Poets and Heroes<\/a> after college, won a SAMMY in 2023, and won a Battle of the Bands competition in Nashville, where they are now based. Plus check out 1DRFL<\/a>, Austin Jimmy Murphy<\/a>, The Chainsmokers<\/a>, Claud<\/a>, CNY Jazz Orchestra<\/a>, Delmar Place<\/a>, Dram Fools<\/a>, Gypsy Nights<\/a>, Harvey Fonda<\/a>, James and the Kyusonics<\/a>, Jeff Tripoli<\/a>, Jess Novak<\/a>, Joe Bonamassa<\/a>, Leif Olsen<\/a>, Lisa Levens<\/a>, Modafferi<\/a>, Nate Gross Band<\/a>, Regal Hardware<\/a>, and Rose N Thorne<\/a>.<\/p>\n Note: Some songs may contain explicit lyrics not suitable for younger audiences.<\/i><\/p>\n Listen to all of these artists on the Syracuse Playlist on Spotify, updated every quarter:<\/p>\n