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The Contenders, Vol. 14: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Published: July 23, 2024 07:00
We update our running tally of the year's best songs with a return from Moses Sumney, 2022 Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador, Orville Peck's collaboration with Beck and more.Featured songs and artists:1. Orville Peck and Beck: "Death Valley High," from…
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 19
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/19/1197963042/new-music-friday-july-19-2024
Published: July 19, 2024 07:00
This week on New Music Friday from All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Stephen Thompson listen to a grab bag of new releases out on July 19, including what's being called the last Childish Gambino album ever, returns by public radio…
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 12
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/12/1197962954/new-music-friday-july-12-2024
Published: July 12, 2024 07:00
NPR Music's Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen present the noteworthy albums out July 12, including new releases by Nashville iconoclast Sturgill Simpson, poignant lyricist Cassandra Jenkins, pop rebel Remi Wolf and more.Visit npr.org for the long list of…
Mavis Staples on Prince, MLK and a life onstage
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/09/1197956774/its-been-a-minute-mavis-staples-85
Published: July 9, 2024 23:20
This week, the legendary singer and civil rights figure Mavis Staples is turning 85 and there's no sign of her slowing down: She released a new song, "Worthy," and a children's book, Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples. Today, Mavis joins…
The Contenders, Vol. 13: The songs we can't stop playing this week
Published: July 9, 2024 07:00
The latest update to our running list of the year's best songs includes new ones from Wilco and Omar Apollo, an ode to friendship from Charli XCX and Lorde and more.Featured songs and artists:1. Wilco: "Hot Sun," from 'Hot Sun Cool Shroud'2. Charli XCX and…
Megan Thee Stallion sheds her skin on 'Megan'
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/1197967381/megan-thee-stallion-sheds-her-skin-on-megan
Published: July 3, 2024 07:00
A lot has happened to rapper Megan Thee Stallion over the last couple of years including a highly publicized trial after being shot by a former friend, a messy breakup, and a feud with artist Nicki Minaj. She confronts all of that and more on her boastful…
Public Radio's Favorite New Artists Of 2024 (So Far)
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/g-s1-6456/public-radios-favorite-new-artists-of-2024-so-far
Published: June 28, 2024 09:00
NPR Member stations reveal the new names that have made a mark.
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 28
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/1197962354/new-music-friday-june-28-2024
Published: June 28, 2024 07:00
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Anamaria Sayre give you the lowdown on Omar Apollo's new LP, Lil Yachty's collaboration with James Blake, and the fourth album by Hiatus Kaiyote.Featured albums:- Omar Apollo, 'God Said No'- Lil Yachty & James Blake, 'Bad…
The Contenders, Vol. 12: The songs we can't stop playing this week
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/25/1197962267/contendersvol12-beabadoobee-brijean-yuja-wang-nathy-peluso
Published: June 25, 2024 07:00
Our updated list of the year's best songs includes a sweet reflection from beabadoobee, Nathy Peluso's wildly infectious "Aprender A Amar," the mind-blowing virtuosity of pianist Yuja Wang and more.Featured songs and artists:1. Nathy Peluso: "APRENDER A…
In Peso Pluma’s 'Éxodo,' he outgrows his regional Mexican roots
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/g-s1-5888/peso-pluma-exodo-album-review
Published: June 24, 2024 17:39
On his new album, Éxodo, regional Mexican hitmaker Peso Pluma gives listeners a sampler of his burgeoning potential as a multi-genre star.