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Hear Lila Downs' new Peruvian cumbia classic on this week's Alt.Latino music roundup.

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'Medicine' To Make You Feel 'Inmortal': Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

2:31pm April 10, 2019

On Alt.Latino, hear Aventura reemerge from the shadows with its first song in 10 years, Jennifer Lopez duet with French Montana and Lila Downs sing a Peruvian cumbia classic.

Titanic Rising, from the artist known as Weyes Blood, is on our short list for the best new albums out on April 5.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On April 5

5:00am April 05, 2019

Hear the nihilist rock of PUP, R&B singer Khalid, the celestial, Enya-inspired pop of Weyes Blood and more on our list of the best new albums out on April 5.

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Jessica Medina's Amy Winehouse cover is a part of this week's Alt.Latino music roundup.

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Tomar Vuelo 'Con Altura': Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

3:46pm April 03, 2019

Rosalía and J Balvin's reggaeton beat rings in the early days of summer, Jessica Medina covers Amy Winehouse and Cuco carves his own path as a young artist with a simple string loop ballad.

Clockwise from upper left: Tasha, Brittney Carter, Ness Heads, Ric Wilson, Jovan Landry and Mykelle Deville

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Slingshot Scenes: 6 Chicago Hip-Hop And R&B Artists To Watch In 2019

8:16am April 03, 2019

Amid its towering skyscrapers and elevated trains, Chicago is home to a community of musicians and artists aiming to thrive in the city's hustle and bustle. Here are six you should hear.

In this month's Heavy Rotation, a pop-meets-pensive bop from SOAK illuminates under a disco ball.

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

7:00am March 30, 2019

Hear SOAK's disco-ball beat that won't quit, Faye Webster's breezy soliloquy and a raspy battle cry from Mavis Staples.

Billie Eilish, Solange and Koffee released some of the best full-lengths in March.

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Monthly Music Report: The 10 Best New Albums We Heard In March

5:00am March 29, 2019

by Joshua Bote

Billie Eilish lives up to the hype, Solange celebrates her hometown's musical lineage, plus eight more albums that you need to hear.

Mdou Moctar, DaBaby and Sigrid made some of our favorite songs from the month of March.

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Monthly Music Report: The 20 Best New Songs We Heard In March

5:00am March 29, 2019

by Joshua Bote

Behold, your weekend soundtrack.

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? from the singer Billie Eilish is on our short list of the best albums out on March 29.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On March 29

5:00am March 29, 2019

The sinister pop of Billie Eilish, lyrical rap from Quelle Chris and a long-shelved album from Marvin Gaye are just some of the albums on our short list of the week's best new releases.

American Trappist (left), Soul Glo (middle) and Kayleigh Goldsworthy bring captivating emotional perspectives to their songwriting.

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Slingshot Scenes: 10 Must-Hear Songs From Philadelphia

7:00am March 28, 2019

by John Vettese

From poignant narratives to vivid vignettes, emotional soliloquies to incensed rants, Philadelphia's songwriters reflect on what it means to be a real-life emotional human being in the late 2010s.

Lafawndah's Ancestor Boy is on our short list for the best new albums out on March 22.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out March 22

5:00am March 22, 2019

Hear rock guitar heroics from Ex Hex, Andrew Bird's "finest work yet," mind-blowing sonics from Lafawndah, Emily Wells and much more on our sprint through the week's best new albums.

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