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Is John Williams the GOAT?
With strains of John Williams' music once again animating and inspiring the summer blockbuster season — as heard in Jurassic World Rebirth, the new …
8 months, 4 weeks ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 11
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is back with Celia Gregory of Nashville public radio station WXPN to talk through this week's best new music.
Intro:
- The…
9 months ago
Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny gets political, Brazilian grooves from Brooklyn and more
Ana and Felix break down Bad Bunny's latest political video. Hear their failed attempt at a blindfold listening game.
Artists and songs featured in th…
9 months ago
The Contenders, Vol. 15: Wisp, Blonde Redhead, Sherelle, more
Brittany Luse, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, joins us to update our running list of the year's best songs, including new shoegaze from Wisp, hear…
9 months ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 4
Kesha. Kae Tempest. Nilüfer Yanya. It's an abbreviated Independence Day edition of New Music Friday.
Featured albums:
• Kesha, '.'
• Kae Tempest, 'Self …
9 months, 1 week ago
Alt.Latino: Isabella Lovestory, Vicente García, more
Our selections this week feature a crate diggers' delight from Colombia and the sound of modern rap in Mexico.
Featured artists and songs:
• Óscar Agud…
9 months, 1 week ago
2025's best songs (so far)
This week we share our wildly incomplete list of the year's best tracks so far, including bangers from PinkPantheress and HAIM, a slow-burner from La…
9 months, 1 week ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 27
Madison McFerrin. Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas. Durand Jones & The Indications. KALW's Wonway Posibul joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to share th…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Alt.Latino: Karol G's 'Tropicoqueta'
Karol G leans into a Pan-Latin approach on her latest album. Jazz vocalist Roxana Amed reimagines classic rock from her native Argentina. And more.
Ar…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Contenders, Vol. 14: Upchuck, Just Mustard, Brandon Woody, more
This week's update to our running list of the year's best songs includes some scorchers from Atlanta's Upchuck, the shoegaze group Just Mustard, jazz…
9 months, 2 weeks ago