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On the May 3 episode of New Music Friday, NPR Music's Hazel Cills and WRTI's Nate Chinen discuss the week's essential new albums, including Radical Optimism, from the dance-pop superstar Dua Lipa...

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1197961505/new-music-friday-may-3-dua-lipa-radical-optimism

Brittany Luse, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, joins All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton to update our running list of the year's best songs. FEATURED ARTISTS AND SONGS: 1. Ekko Astral: "Baet...

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/30/1197961449/contenders-vol8-the-songs-we-cant-stop-playing

NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Sheldon Pearce discuss new albums from St. Vincent, Charley Crockett, Iron & Wine and more. Feature Albums: • St. Vincent, 'All Born Screaming' • Charley Cr...

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1197961377/new-music-friday-best-albums-april-26-2024

Record and email us a voice memo telling us about a song that reminds you of Mom. We'll share select stories and songs on an upcoming episode of All Songs Considered.

https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2024/04/25/1246915164/what-song-reminds-you-mom

Is April, as T.S. Eliot put it, the cruelest month? We reflect on the question with a mix that's both cringe-inducing and hilarious, from the cruelest takedowns to the most insidious earworms.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1197961315/the-cruelest-songs

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills dig into Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department,' which hit streaming services last night, and share a handful of other new albums out Friday, April ...

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/19/1197961302/new-music-friday-april-19-taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department

This week's update to our list of the year's best songs includes thunderous shoegaze from Wisp, a classic Cuban piano piece from Dánae Olano, a deeply moving story from Pedro The Lion and more. ...

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1197961177/contenders-vol7-the-songs-we-cant-stop-playing

NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce and WRTI's Nate Chinen take you through the biggest new releases of the week, including Maggie Rogers, Shabaka Hutchings and more. Featured albums: - Shabaka, 'Perceiv...

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1197961125/new-music-friday-april-12-2024

"Weird Al" Yankovic helps curate a mix of some of the funniest songs of all time, from classics like Tom Lehrer's "The Elements," to more fringe discoveries from The Hazzards, Tonio K. and more. ...

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1197961101/the-funniest-songs-of-all-time

It's a big week for fans of early aughts rock bands, with new releases from The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend hitting streaming services. Kick back with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and World Ca...

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/05/1197961086/new-music-friday-april-5-2024