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Google has published its list of the most trending topics of 2025 – including the most searched musicians. At the top is D4vd, the singer who found himself at the center of a controversy, after the body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was discovered in his Tesla this summer.
Suspicion of murder against D4vd
The release of the search data comes several weeks after Los Angeles Police Department investigator Joshua Byers described the case as a “homicide investigation” and asked the court for an order preventing the release of Rivas’ autopsy report. Byers argued that publicly releasing the details could jeopardize the murder investigation and needed to be protected, according to the LA Times.
A week earlier, sources told NBC News and ABC7 that D4vd was considered a suspect in Rivas’ death. The singer was on tour out of state when his beat-up 2023 Tesla Model Y was towed from the Bird Streets neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills on September 5. The towing company called police because the vehicle “emitted a foul odor and attracted flies,” according to a search request viewed by ROLLING STONE.
As for the Google search data that has now been published: The classification as “trending” means that search queries for D4vd 2025 increased particularly sharply over a longer period of time. Compared to 2024. D4vd was also in the top five most trending people overall.
More trending musicians and songs 2025
Following D4vd on the list of musicians is the girl group Katseye, which went viral this year with “Gnarly” and “Gabriela”. Behind them are Bad Bunny (the most streamed artist of the year on Spotify), Sombr, Doechii and the Jonas Brothers.
Google also published the list of the most trending songs. Dominated by Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl.” “Wood” landed at the top, while the single “Fate of Ophelia” took fourth place. “Father Figure,” which samples George Michael, peaked at number five. “Oplaite” eighth place. Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” made it to second place. HUNTR/X’s “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters at number three.