Nelson George's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts
Nelson George, author, cultural critic and filmmaker with a passion for African American culture, picks his favorite soulful Tiny Desk concerts.
Music Lists
Alt.Latino Playlist: Taking Us Home And Out Of This World
Nostalgia is the undercurrent of new music released by Bomba Estéreo, Mexican Institute of Sound, Venezonix and Santa Fe Klan.
Tiny Desk Playlist: The Quest For Black Freedom
Dwandalyn Reece, the music curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, picks her five favorite Tiny Desk concerts.
Heavy Rotation: 20 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
This January, NPR member stations share a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, including music from The Avalanches, Jade Bird, Madlib, Run the Jewels and more.
Press Pause And Hit Play: The Best New Songs You Missed In 2021
A regularly updated playlist that keeps track of new songs deemed absolutely essential by the NPR Music staff.
The 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
The best new and rediscovered jazz recordings that lit up the dark and unsettling year that just ended, as voted on by 148 jazz critics.
The 2020 Jazz Critics Poll: It's After The End Of The World
2020 was an annus horribilis if there ever was one, writes Francis Davis, the founder of NPR Music's Jazz Critics poll, and much of the year's best jazz carried post-apocalyptic feelings within it.
Music That Moves From Despair To Hope
After an upsetting week in the U.S., we offer some music to cope, featuring David Bowie and Miriam Makeba, plus covers by Las Cafeteras and Los Cenzontles.
Slingshot's 2021 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 17 artists to watch this year.
Here's To New Beginnings: A Playlist For 2021
Congratulations! You made it! Now that 2020 is over and 2021 has begun, here's a playlist that's about the hope of a new day.