Music Lists

Dorys Bello and Eli Oviedo are known among the art goths and rose-gilded young people of Miami as folk duo Dracula.

Music & Culture

From 'Suncity' To Lisbon: Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

1:42pm October 24, 2018

This week's lineup includes a special premiere of "Como La Flor" by Miami-based duo Dracula, an acoustic rendition with all the magic and heartbreak of Selena's original.

With "Hacia el Fondo," Rubio proves Chile's dance music scene has the world's attention.

Music & Culture

Bad Bunny, Drake, And Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

4:38pm October 17, 2018

Looking for a playlist to celebrate Bad Bunny and Drake smashing records at Apple Music? This week's mix includes Mexican garage punk, Chilean EDM, and DJ Snake with Cardi B, Selena Gomez and Ozuna.

Cher's 3614 Jackson Highway album cover, featuring the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, a.k.a. The Swampers.

Music & Culture

This Is Muscle Shoals: The Playlist

2:29pm October 01, 2018

by Bruce Warren

Listen to a selection of timeless classics recorded at FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.

Folk Alley nominated The Brother Brothers for this month's edition of Heavy Rotation.

Music & Culture

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

7:01am September 29, 2018

September brought us a single from indie favorite Kurt Vile's upcoming album, a slinky, slow-burn success from the indomitable Neneh Cherry and a razor-sharp Ray Charles cover.

Ruston Kelly performs live on the 2018 AmericanaFest's Day Stage presented by WMOT, NPR Music and World Cafe.

Music & Culture

World Cafe Nashville: A New Music Roundup

12:09pm September 25, 2018

by Jewly Hight

The new music that's come out of Nashville in recent months is an embarrassment of riches.

The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was released on Oct. 18, 1988.

Music & Culture

30 Years Later: Was 1988 The Greatest Year In Music?

1:36pm September 24, 2018

by Bruce Warren

It's 1988. A gallon of gas is about 90 cents and movie tickets average $3.50 a flick, but what was new in your music collection?

Music & Culture

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

8:02am September 01, 2018

by NPR Music

This month's playlist includes 10 songs by Slingshot artists: public radio's favorite new musicians of 2018.

Just like Aretha Franklin, the music at her funeral was uplifting and deeply rooted in gospel.

Music & Culture

Playlist: Music From Aretha Franklin's Homegoing

3:49pm August 31, 2018

by Ann Powers

Get taken to church with gospel songs by The Clark Sisters and Marvin Sapp, and remember that Bill Clinton played Aretha Franklin's "Think" off his phone.

Carmen Miranda inspires one of the characters in The Air You Breathe, the new novel by Frances de Pontes Peebles.

Samba And Saudade: The Inspirations Behind 'The Air You Breathe'

4:35pm August 30, 2018

by Felix Contreras

"Samba's beating heart is actually suffering and sadness." The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles uses Brazilian music as a backdrop for an intimate story of female friendship.

Summer never ends if you have roséwave in your heart.

Music & Culture

Endless Summer: 28 Songs To Keep The Heat In Your Heart

12:00pm August 29, 2018

by Sam Sanders

Summer is forever if you want it. Sam Sanders' playlist is pure nostalgia, with hazy flashbacks triggered by Frank Ocean, Lorde and Nick Hakim.