looking to kickstart your mapping/modding/storyboarding career but don't know where to start? don't fret, the Community Mentorship Program got you covered! read more about the signups here: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

pop music might not be what you'd expect from a rhythm game, but if you know anything about osu! history, you can figure out why *Getter Jaani* is our newest featured artist! the news: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

from artwork in osu!'s world cups to awesome rhythm game music, *Ariz Kayaba* knows how to create cool stuff. that's why he's our newest featured artist! read (and listen): osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

our newest featured artist loves two things: music and video games. you can connect the dots as to why he'd be interested in osu!. listen to what *LaXal* has to offer: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

music made for osu! players, by an osu! player. what more could you ask for? welcome *Juztan* to our featured artists! osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

love is in the air... and in this round of Project Loved too. tune in and vote for your favourite maps here: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

SHK is our newest featured artist! you have ears, so we don't need to explain how awesome that is. the news: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

if you've paid any attention to the tournament scene in the last few years, you're already familiar with *kanemiko*, our newest featured artist! read (and hear) what the hype is about: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

the Community Choice 2025 polls are now open! let's look back and see which beatmaps made resounding impact on us all. vote here: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

the good ending has been revealed: *John Grant* is our newest featured artist! experience the conglomeration of video game soundtracks, jazz-y bebop, and progressive metal here: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

our first featured artist of the year *ePiaeon* comes paired with a fully fledged mapping contest! check out the artist's music on osu!: osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/art... ...and read about the contest here: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

it's time for our last featured artist of the year. welcome Memme: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

the end of the year is approaching, but we're not done with 2025's featured artists yet. the one and only *Stariah* joined osu!'s music library today! read about it: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

producers and bands aren't the only musicians in osu!'s music library. vocalist *AKA* is joining the ranks of our featured artists! read: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

players have always claimed that Wacom makes the best tablets for osu!. that's why we brought them to the osu!store. this is the osu!-themed CTL-472: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

if you're going to discover one more musician this year, it better be our newest featured artist *MIDInco*! read stuff: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

you can now see the top PP scores. across all beatmaps. ever. osu.ppy.sh/rankings/top...

osu! players play osu!. musicians make music. some do both, like our newest featured artist *WhiteSakata*! the news: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

the Halloween season is over, and just like everywhere else, winter holiday prep comes early get your pens and hand warmers ready for the Winter 2025 Fanart Contest: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

you're not experiencing auditory hallucinations. our newest featured artist *lexxndr*'s music just sticks in your head forever. check things out: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

still 25 matches remaining for this second weekend of osu! World Cup 2025 Group Stage, and you can catch them all LIVE! www.twitch.tv/osulive

it's not every day that 27 new songs are added to our official music library. the one and only *unfeeling* is now part of our featured artists: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

osu! World Cup's group stage will begin this weekend. our latest featured artist *MEMODEMO* made a song specifically for the tournament. and it's good. read: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

happy halloween! in anticipation for the eve of tricks and treats, the menu backgrounds have been swapped out to a more spooky palette straight from our latest art contest contest results: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

you knew this day was coming. the one and only *Tanger* has finally infiltrated our featured artist library! read: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

get a load of this year's spookiest ghosts, ghouls, cookies(?), and fanart! treat yourself to some eye candy by voting your favourite Halloween 2025 Fanart Contest entries. otherwise, you'll be in for a trick~ vote here: osu.ppy.sh/community/co...

if artcore is your thing, our newest featured artist *BrayanKitsn* (@brayankitsn.bsky.social) might be too. check things out: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

for the osu! mappers and modders out there: you can now see full file version history for beatmaps! (limited to osu!lazer editor, most history from 2025 preserved) here's an example: osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/...

hi bluesky-ers. our newest batch of shirts includes *two* different blue skies, so... ya know... new osu! t-shirts (and a hoodie): osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

from the skies to our featured artist catalogue, *Dvwnpour* is here! check out 12 tracks from the newest addition to osu!'s music library, including the tune from the osu!mania map below! read about it: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

after a 7-3 victory over South Korea in the Grand Finals, United States have successfully defended their crown and are your osu!mania 4K World Cup 2025 Champions! congratulations!

for the last time this year, it's time to SMASH some keys! are you ready for the osu!mania 4K World Cup 2025 GRAND FINALS? United States vs South Korea, now live! www.twitch.tv/osulive

some osu! players click circles, some osu! players create circles to be clicked, and some osu! players like *Xeon Diversity* create music for the rest of the circle-clicking chain. see (and hear) for yourself: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

the Finals of the osu!mania 4K World Cup 2025 are kicking off this weekend, and two absolute bangers are about take place! in the winners finals, China will face off against USA, followed by the second losers bracket match Chile vs Thailand join us! www.twitch.tv/osulive

rumor has it that spooky season is right around the corner, and with that comes the eternal osu! tradition of prepping our mascots to dress the part! the Halloween 2025 Fanart contest is back — read all about it here: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20... #osufanart

you'd expect a musician inspired by what they've heard on osu! to make electronic music, but our newest featured artist *kikoyu* breaks expectations. check things out: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

some music is so good you can't listen to it alone. that's why we needed *two* osu!taiko players to tackle this track by @drazicallydtm, our newest featured artist! read: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

today is a good day for Kasane Teto devotees: our newest featured artist *d0tc0mmie* is bringing over 10 tracks with Teto vocals to osu!'s official music library! check things out: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

our newest featured artist *GRYSCL* has been experimenting with electronic music for seven years. now it's time for mappers to pick up where he left off. 5 new tracks are officially part of osu!: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

Locus 2025 — where the creative circles of osu! converge congratulations to the 6 winning teams, whose beatmaps will be bundled with new installations of the game! all the info: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

this year's osu!mania 4K World Cup has begun! when the qualifying teams battle it out this weekend, you might hear this new track produced specifically for the tournament: muyu - 'Oumuamua osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/...

a mapper's eternal struggle is finding the perfect song to map. our newest featured artist Juwubi is here to resolve that. check things out: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

artcore is a genre you probably never heard of until you played osu!. SPIRIT GARDEN * is here to bring more of it to the game as our latest featured artist: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

we have a new featured artist today and are absolutely not making this announcement late because of COE. nope, not possible. forget about your mistakes by mapping something from *DraGonis*: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

not all rhythm game music is built the same, and our newest featured artist *Aspect* creates proof of that. a new blend of narrative-driven electronic and orchestral tunes awaits: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

it's that time of year again. instead of announcing a new featured artist last weekend, we added over *70* tracks from osu!'s older featured artists to our music library! see for yourself: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...

it is time for the GRAND FINALS of the osu!catch World Cup 2025! to kick things off, United States and Finland will face off in the last match of the Losers Bracket, with the winner taking on Argentina for the gold! join us and follow it all LIVE! www.twitch.tv/osulive

between official and community efforts, we now have 1,000 osu! original tracks! check them all out at osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Comm... (we're also up to over 8,500 tracks in the featured artist library!) ❤️ all

...and second, the grand finals tiebreaker for 2025's osu!catch World Cup is here: Yooh - Eternity

the climax of this year's osu!catch World Cup is next weekend, and we're reaching peak hype levels. first, @wangleline.com produced an original track for the grand finals mappool, and joined our Featured Artist catalogue with 20 other tracks! read: osu.ppy.sh/home/news/20...