NPR Music's 40 Favorite Albums Of 2018 (So Far)
We asked writers from across public radio to share the one album that's stood out during the first six months of the year.
Music Lists
NPR Music's 35 Favorite Songs Of 2018 (So Far)
Writers from across the public radio map pick the best songs they've heard this year.
NPR Music's 35 Favorite Songs Of 2018 (So Far)
Writers from across the public radio map pick the best songs they've heard this year.
NPR Music's 35 Favorite Songs Of 2018 (So Far)
Writers from across the public radio map pick the best songs they've heard this year.
'The News Deserves A Soundtrack Too': The Year In Music On 'It's Been a Minute'
It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders is celebrating its first anniversary. Hear the music that's been featured on the podcast.
Your Favorite Summer Jams
From the sultry Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa song "One Kiss" to Korean boy band BTS's "Fake Love, NPR listeners share the songs they'll have on repeat this summer.
Our 2018 Songs Of The Summer
The first day of the summer deserves a soundtrack. After all, we can't just listen to Cardi B 24/7.
Vintage Varietals: 20 R&B Jams To Slow Your Roll
Kool & the Gang, Chaka Khan and Roberta Flack all know: a slinky, slow groove is essential to keeping your cool.
Fonsi Goes Grime (Sort Of) And Daddy Yankee Goes Old-School
On this week's playlist, Luis Fonsi takes a calypso excursion with Stefflon Don, Daddy Yankee gets the band back together in the name of reggaeton viejo and some newcomers fuse every genre in between.
This Year's World Cup Songs, Ranked
We judge a handful of exuberant stadium anthems written for the 2018 tournament. Will any of them prove as enduring as Shakira's "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"? Or will they sink into oblivion?