Top 10 Worst Singers of 2025

You've heard them on the radio, blasting through supermarket speakers, popping up on TikTok, and you've probably wondered how on earth some of these people managed to snag a record deal. Auto-tune can only carry a voice so far before it starts sounding like a malfunctioning robot. Yet here we are, 2025, and the music industry is still handing out contracts like participation trophies.

This isn't about artists having an off day. Everyone flubs a note. You're voting on the voices that make you want to shut off the car stereo, the ones that turn karaoke night into a hostage situation. Some of these names built massive careers on catchy hooks and slick production, but strip away the beats and you're left with vocals that should come with a warning label.

1. Katy Perry

   

   Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, professionally known as Katy Perry, was born on October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California. She is a singer, songwriter, actress, and has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2013.

   She is among the best-selling artists ever, with four Guinness World Records... read more

   She fell off since "Swish Swish," and continues to fall off, but this marks the year she's really fallen off. She made a "feminist" empowerment anthem that only appeals to dumb 1D fans.

   If "Woman's World" were released before 1920, women might not have been able to vote until 1930, ten years after the real-life scenario.

   She has to call it quits. Her older music wasn't that great, but she made her older music sound like "Bohemian Rhapsody" compared to everything from 143.

   The most failed comeback of last year. Her time has definitely passed.

   Edit: She just released a new song that is actually really good. She seems to have learned her lesson from 143.

2. Taylor Swift

   

   Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She developed a strong interest in country music around the age of nine after watching a documentary about Faith Hill. Swift moved to Nashville as a teenager, signed a development deal with RCA Records... read more

   I liked some of her songs, but she still sort of sucks for me. She can't understand the concept of feminism and promotes girls to backstab men. No wonder this generation of women (no sexism intended) are mostly backstabbers.

   I'm a woman who understands the concept of feminism, but not her. Also, the lyrics on the songs from her new album The Life of a Showgirl gave me a terrible headache. She dissed Charli XCX badly and butchered a William Shakespeare play for stupid lyrics.

   Yesterday, my niece played "The Fate of Ophelia" for dancing and it gave me a serious headache. After that, I decided to listen to a mix of music artists such as Izzy Bizu, Khruangbin, Satin Jackets, Jessie Ware, SG Lewis, Wet Leg, and Dua Lipa. They helped save me from the headache.

   I don't want to hear any song from her new album. I listened to it all, and it gave me a headache with lyrics that promote girls to be two-faced and weak, and include disses toward others, including poor Charli.

   - DiellziGashi

3. Machine Gun Kelly

   

   Colson Baker, better known by his stage names MGK and Machine Gun Kelly, is an American rapper and actor from Cleveland, Ohio. He first gained attention for his rapid fire delivery and releases such as Lace Up in 2012, and he has since put out multiple studio albums. In the 2020s, he shifted toward... read more

   His 2022 album Mainstream Sellout and its lead single "Emo Girl" were the death knell to his credibility.

4. Tom MacDonald

   

   Thomas "Tom" MacDonald, born on September 21, 1988, is a Canadian rapper, songwriter, and former professional wrestler. He first gained attention with his 2017 song "Dear Rappers" and has since built a large independent following, with several songs charting on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Fake... read more

   Please stop giving this idiot any attention. The fact that people think he's good is just a general reflection of how far our standards have been lowered for good music.

   Tom MacDonald is a wannabe alt-right-leaning Eminem clone, lacking the substance, creativity, or good songs Eminem had. I still remember cringing when I heard Whiteboi in 2017 or 2018.

   Facts is so bad. I'm sick of this clown making music, not gonna lie. He's a disgrace to hip-hop and a major grifter.

   This year, he released "Daddy's Home" with Roseanne Barr. This is his worst song out of all the bad songs in his discography.

   0/10 Abomination Music Artist

5. Ian

   

   Production in his songs sounds artificial, and his lyrics are horrid. He sounds like a dying autotuned horse for sure.

   1/10. Horrible.

   His album Valedictorian was ranked as one of the worst albums of 2024 by Anthony Fantano.

   His lyrics are as clichéd as they get, and his beats are very weak.

6. Kanye West

   

   Ye (born Kanye Omari West. June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. He is regarded as one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 21st century.

   Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West initially gained fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella... read more

   Not only is he a terrible person who made regrettable life and career decisions, but the quality of his music has also declined.

   However, I wouldn't go as far as putting him #1. Instead, I would keep Tommy the MacDonald Clown, a grifter who never made a good song, or Lil Mabu, a drill colonizer, in the top spot.

   Literally said I am a Nazi on Twitter and made countless racist and antisemitic remarks. He also humiliated his wife at the Grammys. And let's not forget his awful Heil Hitler song.

   I would put him near or at the top just for being a literal Nazi now. But the fact that he's also releasing terrible music in addition to that is what gets him high up on this list. What a horrid album he just dropped, absolute s***e.

   When you feel proud to associate with bad people and brag about doing bad things, you need serious help and a smack to the ego.

7. Lil Mabu

   

   Thankfully, it looks like this jerk is not relevant anymore, and also wasn't for very long.

   This rich white kid is so bad that he makes Lil Pump look like Kendrick Lamar.

   Mabu's popularity declined at an alarming rate. Almost nobody listens to this guy anymore. Safe to say he isn't making it big after all.

   Just a rich white kid doing drill. Probably one of hip-hop's biggest disgraces.

8. D4vd

   

   He's not a terrible singer, but he's likely not a good person, unfortunately. After being exposed for being a pedophile and possibly involved in a murder (this case is very disturbing. Search it up at your own risk), I doubt he's going to have a career for much longer.

9. Meghan Trainor

   

   Meghan Elizabeth Trainor is an American singer and songwriter. Her work has been recognized with several awards and nominations, including a Grammy Award, the Music Business Association's Breakthrough Artist of the Year accolade, and two Billboard Music Awards. She rose to fame with her debut single... read more

   She can't evolve, and her lyrics are outdated at best.

   She got worse over time.

10. JoJo Siwa

    

    Joelle JoJo Siwa is an American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTuber. She gained fame through reality television and her strong presence on social media platforms. She is known for appearing on Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition and Dance Moms, and in 2020, she competed as T-Rex on the reality singing... read more

    She wasn't talented as a dancer, but her music makes her dancing look like the world's best day! Her vocals are fake.

    And how does she expect to be a talented singer when she's just copying Skibidi Toilet?

    Very disturbing performances, and she is just as unoriginal as most Gen Z singers. From the looks of her music since the "Guilty Pleasure" EP, she wants to be Dua Lipa, Brit Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, JoJo Levesque, and Miley Cyrus.

    She is just as bad as Olivia and Sabrina, and also sounds whiny and like a total airbag. She even ripped off Dua Lipa's "Levitating" with that abominable "Iced Coffee" song. Proof Gen Z cannot sing.

    0/10

The Newcomers
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    Enrique Iglesias

    

    Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born May 8, 1975), known professionally as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling Latin music artists, having sold more than 180 million records worldwide. Iglesias has earned numerous awards, including... read more

    Just a has-been singer desperately trying to stay relevant. He needs to retire for good.

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    Jessie Murph

    

    This chick has some of the most aggravating vocals I've ever heard. Not only does she sound like Bebe Rexha with tonsillitis, but her lyrics are painfully generic.

    Her song "Blue Strips" is annoyingly repetitive, and her faux-country accent does not make things any better. I really hope she fades quickly into obscurity.

The Contenders

13. KSI

    

    Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji, better known as KSI, is an English YouTuber, rapper, and former professional boxer. In 2019, The Sunday Times ranked him second on its list of the top 100 UK influencers. He is also a co-founder and former member of the Sidemen, a prominent British YouTube group... read more

    This guy made "Thick of It," a song that will live in infamy for years to come. I'm glad that when this song came out, people actually learned to have taste in music by hating a song that somehow managed to be worse than half of 2024.

    The vocals and lyrics sound AI-generated. Trippie's verse was disappointing. Worst of all, KSI is refusing to accept all the hate the song got. At the same time, KSI released an "apology" for "Thick of It" with a ripoff of Billie Eilish, who I usually don't like. It's called "Dirty."

    "Billie"'s vocals are nasal, and worst of all, KSI chose not to tell us who she was. We all guessed it was Billie, but it wasn't. It was Erika Sorola, according to music expert Jarred Jermaine.

    KSI is the worst YouTuber.

14. Morgan Wallen

    

    Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country singer who first gained recognition during the sixth season of The Voice. He was part of Team Adam Levine. Although he did not win the competition, his appearance on the show significantly boosted his career. Wallen has since achieved considerable... read more

    He's so aggressively mid I can't even take him seriously anymore. When is his breakout song going to be? I've been waiting for his career to take some sort of hard artistic turn, but nothing happens. He's overrated, and I don't understand bro country fans who think he has the best music to drink to.

    I know that the album isn't out for a while, but I've heard the singles and they're as bland as hell. Morgan Wallen has never made a good song, in my opinion. You may like his older stuff, but his newer material is some of the worst music imaginable. Plus, he's a racist.

    0/10 Abomination Music Artist

15. Sean Combs

    

    Sean John Combs, also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, Diddy, Love, and Brother Love, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, entrepreneur, and convicted felon.

    In September 2024, Combs was arrested on federal charges including sex trafficking, racketeering... read more

    If we were going by ethics and morals alone, he'd be at the top of this list. Disgusting human being. Should never see the outside of a prison cell ever again.

    He's a criminal who likes sleeping with beautiful young men. What is wrong with him?

    He's not a bad artist, but he's a horrible human being.

16. Beyoncé

    

    Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who began her career as the lead singer of Destiny's Child. The group scored multiple Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits, including "Say My Name," "Bills, Bills, Bills," "Independent Women Part I," and "Bootylicious." After the group... read more

    Why did she have to go country?

17. Tate McRae

    

    Tate Rosner McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She first gained fame as a finalist on the American reality TV series So You Think You Can Dance, and later went viral on TikTok and YouTube with her single "One Day." Since then, she has... read more

    She is one of the best dancers of her generation. She should just resign from her musical career. She really is trying to be Carly Rae Jepsen, Halsey, Britney Spears, Ava Max, Melanie Martinez, Bebe Rexha, and Anne-Marie. Yeah, she is so unoriginal it hurts, doesn't it?

    Also, she sounds like a spoiled brat and not even Anne-Marie's "Birthday" can beat "Greedy" in the competition for the most poorly written song of the 2020s. She is not as bad as Sabrina or Olivia, but she managed to be slightly even worse than Anne-Marie.

    2/10 Terrible Music Artist

    Yeah, sounds like a Carly Rae Jepsen ripoff.

18. T-Pain

    

    Faheem Rasheed Najm, better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American recording artist and music producer from Tallahassee, Florida. He gained fame in the mid-2000s for his use of Auto-Tune and his blend of hip-hop and R&B. T-Pain has won multiple Grammy Awards and released several successful albums... read more

    The king of AutoCrooning is way past his prime now.

19. Nicki Minaj

    

    Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj (born December 8, 1982), is a Trinidadian-American rapper and pop artist. She is widely recognized for hits like "Anaconda," "Super Bass," "Starships," and her feature on "Bang Bang."... read more

    She ruined her career with just one song: "Big Foot." It's about time she fades into obscurity.

    Big Foot was crap.

20. Jay-Z

    

    Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and investor who was born on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. He's best known for influential albums such as Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album and is widely regarded as... read more

21. Drake

    

    Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor from Toronto. He first gained public attention as an actor on the Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation before launching a music career. Drake's become one of the world's best-selling... read more

    Somehow even worse than in 2024. He's still trying and failing to release good music. And it gets more pathetic each time I watch.

    Drake shouldn't even release an album, especially after Kendrick tore his career to shreds.

    His latest album is simply a flop.

    5/10 Average Music Artist

22. Chris Brown

    

    Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he participated in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. He gained international notoriety in 2009 for his physical assault of singer... read more

    How is the same man who beat up Rihanna still relevant today? Even so, how does he keep getting nominated for the Grammys?

23. Trippie Redd

    

    Michael Lamar White IV, known professionally as Trippie Redd, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He gained popularity with his debut mixtape A Love Letter to You in 2017. He is known for his melodic style and genre-blending approach to hip hop and rock music.

    He's pretty much irrelevant at this point.

    He also released a massive dud of a collaborative album with MGK, Genre: Sadboy, and he gives rage rap a bad name.

    I used to like him, lol. I don't know why.

24. 6ix9ine

    

    Daniel Hernandez (born May 8, 1996), better known by his stage name 6ix9ine, also called Tekashi69 or Tekashi, is an American rapper known both for his music and for his legal controversies. In 2015, he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of using a child in a sexual performance, though he denied any sexual... read more

    No one cares about him anymore, but to fans, it still needs to be said. He's a terrible person, and his songs are just screaming.

    I know we need to stop giving attention to this snitch, but he still releases bad music on a consistent basis.

    I don't know a single person who is a 6ix9ine fan.

25. Sia

    

    Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born December 18, 1975), referred to mononymously as Sia, is an Australian singer and songwriter. She released her debut album in 1997 but mainly gained mainstream attention in the 2010s.

    Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz... read more

    Her latest album shows how badly she has fallen off since 2021.

    Her latest collaboration with David Guetta is no better than most of the songs off Reasonable Woman.

    Her voice sucks now. Everything about her sucks now.

    I miss pre-2021 Sia!

26. Justin Bieber

    

    Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He currently resides in Ontario, Canada, and is Christian. He is the son of Pattie Mallette, an author.

    Justin Bieber is best known for his songs "Baby" and "What Do You Mean?" As of mid 2025, 11 of... read more

27. Travis Scott

    

    Jacques Webster Jr., better known by his stage name Travis Scott, is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, and musician from Houston, Texas. He has released several chart-topping albums and is known for his high-energy performances and innovative production style. He has collaborated... read more

    Collaborated with Ice Spice.