A Code Switch Playlist For Black History Month
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Music
Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
Hear the latest from Doja Cat, Tame Impala, a collaboration between Leon Bridges and Khruangbin and more.
NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of January
Phony Ppl and Megan Thee Stallion finally released the studio version of their Tiny Desk premiere. Hear that, plus Thundercat and Paramore's Hayley Williams on a playlist of the month's best tracks.
NPR Music's Top 10 Albums Of January
One month into 2020 and it already feels like we've got strong contenders for albums of the year.
Pills, Police And Endless War: 20 Years Ago, Primal Scream Saw Our Future
The Scottish band's 2000 album XTRMNTR isn't as well remembered as its thematic twin, Radiohead's Kid A. But its dark premonition of a world in socioeconomic crisis looks startlingly accurate today.
The Lone Bellow Brings Light Into A World That Can Seem Pretty Dark Sometimes
The band's new record, Half Moon Light, features sing-along choruses, hand-clapping rhythms and melodies that somehow sound familiar even on a first listen.
Phony Ppl Enlists Megan Thee Stallion For Raunchy And Hilarious 'Fkn Around'
After first premiering the song exclusively at NPR Music's Tiny Desk, Phony Ppl has finally decided to bless fans with "Fkn Around," a grooving, sorry-not-sorry romp.
Rising Appalachia: Tiny Desk Concert
The Atlanta-based band came to NPR in a van packed with a bodhrán (Irish drum), an ngoni (West African harp) a huge gourd, a cello, a baritone guitar and more.
Photographing A Musical Exchange Between New Orleans And Havana
An indomitable musical culture survived the tragedy of the international slave trade. Alt.Latino captured a weeklong celebration featuring artists Trombone Shorty, Tank and the Bangas and Cimafunk.
Alt.Latino Playlist: A Tribute, A Hip-Hop Remake Of A Cuban Classic And More
Bad Bunny's tribute to Kobe Bryant, the Cuban hip-hop pioneers Orishas' uncleared remix and proud Latina joy from Angelica Garcia highlight the playlist this week.