Over the past 12 months, we’ve all had our fair share of trials and tribulations, moments of doubt and flashes of clarity, small losses and big wins that, all put together, ended up defining our respective experiences this year. And if you’re anything like us, the one thing that helped us keep going is of course music, soundtracking the most important moments of our run through 2025 whether we were celebrating, spiraling, or just trying to get through the day.
Keep scrolling to discover what albums the MILLE team streamed most this year.
Sofia (Founder, Creative Director)
Tul8te – ‘Narein’
Loved Cocktail Ghena’y, enjoyed Narein even more. The future of Arab music looks like it’s in good hands.
Khaoula (Editor-in-Chief)
Yeat – ‘Dangerous Summer’
I don’t think it’s ridiculous to say that in a few years, this EP will be considered one of the artist’s best projects. The beats are beautiful and the mixing is on another level. With 11 songs, it’s one of the first Yeat projects (to me) that doesn’t feel bloated and five months later, Come N Go is still on heavy rotation.
Hela (Project Director)
Rosalia – ‘LUX’
What I loved about Rosalía’s LUX is how clearly her growth comes through. You can hear how much more grounded and confident she’s become in her music. The collaborations feel natural, the mix of styles really works, and the whole project sounds like someone who knows exactly who she is now.
Yassine (Senior Editor)
Najm – ‘U’
As one of the breakout talents of 2025, Najm is slowly, but surely, claiming his spot as Morocco’s future #1. After a string of small projects and EPs, U came at the perfect time, carried by a slew of interesting features, namely with Zamdane, Tchubi and Manal; the latter which has been a personal fav since it dropped! Video goes hard too ngl.
Radouan (Creative Producer)
Clipse – ‘Let God Sort Em Out’
The awaited comeback from the duo brothers Pusha T and Malice with production from Pharrell, the album sounds mature, sharp, and thrilling.
Reema (Senior Graphic Designer)
FKA Twigs – ‘EUSEXUA’
I don’t have a specific reason why it’s just the feeling that it gives me!
Meriem (Content Strategist)
Marwan Moussa – ‘The Man Who Lost His Heart’
Structured around the five stages of grief, The Man Who Lost His Heart uses its conceptual backbone not as a rigid framework but as an emotional undercurrent that shapes the album’s movement. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance surface unevenly, often overlapping, mirroring how grief is actually lived rather than neatly processed. This is especially clear in tracks like El Bosla Daat, where loss feels immediate and disorienting, and Fawateer El Itab, which sits closer to the bargaining stage—haunted by unanswered questions, regret, and self-interrogation years after the fact.
Zamzam (Operations Manager)
Elmiene – ‘Anyway I Can’
Besides Elmiene’s angelic voice, it’s the kind of project that feels effortless but leaves a mark, like a perfect day you keep thinking about afterward <3
Ines (Director of Operations)
COSMIC – ‘EASTCOASTSTORIES:lifestyles’
Often left out of conversations about rap in the region, this project should remind everyone that Tunis too has been doing its thing and has been doing it really well too!
Koren (Creative Associate)
Pink Panteress – ‘Fancy That’
Nostalgic Y2K throwback vibe that is blended with a sharper, modern minimalism; it feels comforting, soft and cool without trying too hard.
