World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2006
2006 was a great year in music, marked by excellent releases by Amy Winehouse, Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins, Neko Case, My Chemical Romance and Bob Dylan.
Music Lists
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2005
It was, simply, an amazing year in music, from Late Registration to Sufjan Stevens. Let's look back.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2004
Muscially, 2004 was a notable for releases from OutKast, The Arcade FIre, Kanye West, Green Day and many more. Let's look back.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2003
It was the year of "Stacy's Mom," "Seven Nation Army" and "Hey Ya," along with several excellent albums from singer-songwriters and Warren Zevon's final studio album.
Slingshot's 2022 Artists To Watch
It's a new year, which means new opportunities for emerging artists to rise above the noise. Here are public radio's artists to watch in 2022.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2002
At the close of every year, there's always this question: "What records from this year, that we're raving about now, will we actually be listening to in 20 years?" Turns out, 2002 was a strong one.
The music that didn't quite get the love it deserved this year
Staff from NPR Music highlight the sleeper hits that got lost in the deluge of new music in 2021.
NPR's Bobby Carter on why a 2020 song should be included on 2021's best music lists
One of the biggest songs of 2021 was technically released in 2020 — so it can't be included on lists of the year's best music. NPR's Bobby Carter shouts out the song "Essence" by Wizkid.
Our Favorite Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts Of 2021
Watch some of the year's greatest Tiny Desk performances, featuring a small sample of the talented artists who delivered intimate sets from their homes around the world.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2001
Two decades ago at this time, we were looking back on a year punctuated with big pop hits and a ton of breakouts throughout rock, indie-rock, hip-hop and alternative music.