Pulled straight from real New Mexico weddings — no AI guesses, no generic Spotify lists… this is the actual music couples partied to in 2025.
Every year we run hundreds of playlists through our system — cocktail hours, dinners, dance floors — and by the time summer hits, we start seeing clear trends. Not TikTok trends. Real-world trends. What couples actually picked, what their friends actually danced to, and what actually made the room move.
So we dug into all our 2025 VIBO planners from DJ Chris Romero, Tony Pacheco, Victoria Marin and Joe Salazar, pulled every playlist, tallied every repeat song… and here it is:
The real top song requests from Cutmaster Music weddings in 2025.
COCKTAIL HOUR VIBES
Cocktail hour is the moment couples try to show a little personality — cool, vibey, indie, funky, feel-good. This year, couples wanted warm, soulful, indie-electro energy while their guests grabbed a drink and settled in.
Here are the tracks that showed up the most across our weddings:
⭐ Top Cocktail Hour Requests of 2025
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) — Natalie Cole
Timeless, upbeat, always puts a smile on faces. Still undefeated.It Runs Through Me — Tom Misch (ft. De La Soul)
Ultra-smooth and modern. Couples with taste are picking this.Dive — Olivia Dean
This artist is becoming a wedding favorite — clean vocals, gorgeous vibe.Dog Days Are Over — Florence + The Machine
A burst of energy right when the drinks hit.The Dress — Dijon
The indie-romantic moment of the year.Beyond the Sea — Bobby Darin
Retro chic is BACK.I’m Every Woman — Chaka Khan
A perfect crowd-warmer leading into dinner.
Cocktail hour in 2025 was all about “hip, but not trying too hard.” Think Spotify’s “Indie Chill,” but curated by someone who actually DJs your party.
DINNER: CLASSICS STILL RUN THE ROOM
2025 couples definitely explored modern cocktail hour vibes…
…but when dinner hit, they went classic, romantic, timeless.
And honestly? We love that.
⭐ Top Dinner Requests of 2025
The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra
What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong
All of Me — John Legend
Can’t Help Falling in Love — Elvis Presley
At Last — Etta James
Fly Me to the Moon — Frank Sinatra
Moondance — Van Morrison
Sugar — Maroon 5 (surprisingly consistent!)
People still want that warm, elegant, “wedding-wedding” feeling while they eat. Zero skips here.
THE DANCE FLOOR: THE REAL BANGERS OF 2025
Now for the fun part.
These are the songs that ACTUALLY packed dance floors across New Mexico this year — from Hotel Albuquerque to Sandia, Los Poblanos, and every wild party in between.
We looked at every playlist… every reception… the songs couples actually added to their Open Dancing sections.
And these were the undisputed champions:
Top Requested Dance Floor Songs of 2025
#1. I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston
This is the queen of the room. If we play this, the floor erupts. Still undefeated in 2025.
#2. Dancing Queen — ABBA
ABBA dominance continues. Gen Z, Millennials, Boomers — it does not matter.
#3. Yeah! — Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris
Forever a weapon. Will be a weapon until the end of time.
#4. Mr. Brightside — The Killers
It’s not even optional anymore. If we don’t play it, someone will request it.
#5. September — Earth, Wind & Fire
One of the most perfect wedding songs ever made.
#6. Don’t Stop Believin’ — Journey
Still massive. Still gets the shout-singers.
#7. Pink Pony Club — Chappell Roan
2025’s breakout dance floor moment. This song had a year.
#8. One More Time — Daft Punk
You didn’t think they’d leave, did you?
#9. I Gotta Feeling — Black Eyed Peas
As soon as it hits the chorus… boom: the floor jumps.
#10. Danza Kuduro — Don Omar & Lucenzo
Latin weddings and non-Latin weddings requested this heavy in 2025.
Other consistent ragers:
24K Magic — Bruno Mars
Get Low — Lil Jon
Party Rock Anthem — LMFAO
Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond (yep, still huge)
2025 was a fun, high-energy year — lots of sing-alongs, big throwbacks, and a mix of pop+Latin+90s+EDM.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR COUPLES
If you’re planning your wedding right now, here’s your takeaway:
Cocktail Hour: indie / funky / vibey is in
Dinner: classics still dominate
Dancing: nostalgia + iconic sing-alongs + fun club energy = the winning formula
Your guests want to feel something, not just hear something.
If you want the perfect mix of modern taste + timeless hype… you’re already in the right place.
BOOK CUTMASTER MUSIC FOR YOUR 2026–2027 WEDDING
We don’t copy playlists — we read the room, lift the energy, and create a night that feels like you.
But if you want a DJ who knows what actually works on a dance floor?
That’s us.
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