All Songs Considered
Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.
Alt.Latino: A Tiny Desk chat with Silvana Estrada
The Contenders, Vol. 22: Geese, Dijon, Juana Molina, more
Our no. 1 songs: 2013
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 10
Our no. 1 songs: 2012
Alt.Latino: A conversation with Gloria Estefan
A conversation with David Gilmour
Taylor Swift: 'The Life Of A Showgirl'
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 3
Alt.Latino: The return of El Tiny
The Contenders, Vol. 21: Tame Impala, Dominic Fike, Amber Mark, more
Our No. 1 songs: 2011
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 26
Alt.Latino: New songs from Spain, the D.R. and more
Why Wilco's Jeff Tweedy still finds joy in troubled times
Our No. 1 songs: 2010
The best new albums out Sept. 19
Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny Closes Out His Residency
The Contenders, Vol. 20: The Beths, Dustin O’Halloran, Nicholas Payton, more
Our No. 1 songs: 2009
The best new albums out Sept. 12
Alt.Latino: A Tribute to Felix
The Contenders, Vol. 19: Neko Case, Asher White, caroline, more
Our No. 1 songs: 2008
The best new albums out Sept. 5
Alt.Latino: Tim Bernardes, Mabe Fratti, more
The most anticipated fall '25 albums
Our No. 1 songs: 2007
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 29
Alt.Latino: Omar Apollo, Mon Laferte, Mabe Fratti
The Contenders, Vol. 18: Disiniblud, Anamanaguchi, more
Our No. 1 songs: 2006
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 22
Our No. 1 songs: 2005
Flaco Jimenez and Eddie Palmieri: Why Their Music Mattered
Our No. 1 songs: 2000-2004
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 15
Alt.Latino: Xavi, Simon Grossmann, more
What's the perfect road trip playlist?
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 8
Alt.Latino: Sofia Kourtesis, Lucrecia Dalt, more
The Contenders, Vol. 17: Keaton Henson, Arvo Pärt, Julia Hamos, more
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 1
Alt.Latino: It's a Bad Bunny summer in Puerto Rico: Ana recaps 2 of his shows
Roséwave: Summer's Simple Pleasures
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 25
Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny residency prep, new guitar tracks and Latin genre benders
The Contenders, Vol. 16: Jay Som, Jeff Tweedy, Kassa Overall, more
Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 18
Alt.Latino: Joy and resistance, plus Felix shares some of his favorite playlists
What makes for a summer song?
Is John Williams the GOAT?
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 11
Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny gets political, Brazilian grooves from Brooklyn and more
The Contenders, Vol. 15: Wisp, Blonde Redhead, Sherelle, more
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 4
Alt.Latino: Isabella Lovestory, Vicente García, more
2025's best songs (so far)
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 27
Alt.Latino: Karol G's 'Tropicoqueta'
The Contenders, Vol. 14: Upchuck, Just Mustard, Brandon Woody, more
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 20
Alt.Latino's Favorite music of 2025 (so far)
Fever Ray, The Beaches, Patrick Watson, more: The Contenders, Vol. 13
New Music Friday: The best new albums out June 13
Alt.Latino: Bruce Springsteen, Louie TheSinger, more
Summer '25 Album Preview
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 6
Alt.Latino: Accordions!
Little Simz, Ty Segall, yeule, more: The Contenders, Vol. 12
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 30
Alt.Latino: Our favorite Latin bands from the Tiny Desk Contest
10 years later, Sufjan Stevens offers a startling reevaluation of 'Carrie & Lowell'
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 23
Alt.Latino: Paloma Morphy, rusowsky, Pachyman
Laufey, Fiona Apple, Lord Huron, more: The Contenders, Vol. 11
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 16
Alt.Latino: Guitarricadelafuente, Lido Pimienta, more
Natalia Lafourcade, Chris Staples, more: The Contenders, Vol. 10
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 9
Alt.Latino: The Mars Volta, Argentine Beatles covers, and more
Perfect Sunday morning albums
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 2
Alt.Latino: Rapper PJ Sin Suela on Puerto Rican hip-hop and more
The music of 'Sinners,' hyper-pop and more: The Contenders, Vol. 9
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 25
Alt.Latino: Natalia Lafourcade, Eladio Carrión, more
Songs that hit you hard
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 18
Alt.Latino: A Banjo, Bomba, Bardo y Más
Stereolab returns and more: The Contenders, Vol. 8
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 11
Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk
Even more songs to calm the nerves
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 4
Alt.Latino: New music and a psicodélico explainer
New Wet Leg, Sufjan Stevens, more: The Contenders, Vol. 7
Special announcement
New Music Friday: The best records out March 28
Alt.Latino: Songs To Move By
Saying 'goodbye' to SXSW Music
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 21
The most anticipated spring albums
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 14
Alt.Latino: A Latin Jazz survey, plus Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
The Contenders, Vol. 6: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 7
Alt.Latino: New Music + Violeta Parra
All Songs Considered At 25
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 28
Alt.Latino celebrates Black History Month
The Contenders, Vol. 5: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 21
And the Oscar for Original Song goes to...
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 14
Alt.Latino: New Music Roundup
The Contenders, Vol. 4: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 7
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Jessie Reyez, Arturo O'Farrill and Astropical
Lesser-known love songs
2025 Grammys Recap
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 31
Alt.Latino: Why we love Joaquina. Plus, Felix is chismeless
The Contenders, Vol. 3: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 24
Alt.Latino: New songs for New Year's resolutions
2025's most-anticipated albums
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 17
A moment for Los Angeles
The Contenders, Vol. 2: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 10
Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos,' Explained
The Contenders, Vol. 1: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums you missed from December
Viking's Choice: The year in catharsis and calm
Songs that hit hard in 2024
Secret Santa Song Exchange
Alt.Latino's 'Music We Missed In 2024'
A very tolerable Christmas, with All Songs Considered 2024
Hip-hop in 2024 was on a wild ride
Alt.Latino's favorite songs of 2024
The Best Songs of 2024
The Best Albums of 2024, Part 2
Alt.Latino's favorite albums of 2024
The Best Albums of 2024, Part 1
As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 2)
A Thanksgiving mix: Songs of joy and gratitude
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 22
As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 1)
The Contenders, Vol. 21: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 15
Alt.Latino's New Music Roundup
The Contenders, Vol. 20: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 8
Alt.Latino's Spain Soundtrack
More songs to calm the nerves
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 1
How hip-hop reached global domination
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 25
Alt.Latino's new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Alih Jey and Little Jesus
The Contenders, Vol. 19: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 18
Celebrating the legacy of Celia Cruz
The most terrifying film scores of all time
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 11
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Rosalía, Twanguero and Wyatt Flores
The Contenders, Vol. 18: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 4
The songs we can't stop playing on repeat
'How Women Made Music'
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 27
Alt.Latino talks all the surprise nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys
The Contenders, Vol. 17: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 20
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo Fernández
Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' at 20
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 13
Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love
The Contenders, Vol. 16: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 6
New music from Alt.Latino
Fall preview 2024
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 30
The Contenders, Vol. 15: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 23
The sound of Venezuelan protest music over the last 30 years
Nick Cave on the encounters that brought him to 'Wild God'
New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 16
The funniest songs of all time
New Music Friday: The best albums out August 9
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Danny Ocean, Girl Ultra and Superfónicos
The golden age of slacker rock
New Music Friday: The best albums out August 2
S.O.S.: Songs of summer
Alt.Latino's guide to Chicano soul
The Contenders, Vol. 14: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 19
Breathe: Songs to calm your nerves
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 12
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Omar Apollo, Karol G and Papo Vazquez
The Contenders, Vol. 13: The songs we can't stop playing this week
'Born In The U.S.A.' at 40
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 28
In Conversation: Edgar Barrera
The Contenders, Vol. 12: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 21
The best songs of 2024 (so far)
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 14
Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2024 (so far)
The Contenders, Vol. 11: Jason Mantzoukas
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 7
Advice for graduates: Listeners share songs, lessons from high school
Jack Antonoff on surviving grief, regret and working out life's uncertainties
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 31
The National Recording Registry's best Spanish language songs (and what it's missing)
The Contenders, Vol. 10: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 24
Songs that hit you hard (2023)
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 17
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Wyatt Flores, Danny Ocean and Grupo Frontera
The Contenders, Vol. 9: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 10
Mother's Day Special: Celebrating moms and the music they loved
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 3
Alt.Latino's favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries
The Contenders, Vol. 8: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 26
Cruel songs for the cruelest month
New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19
Alt.Latino's New Music Roundup: Young Miko, The Mavericks and more
The Contenders, Vol. 7: The songs we can't stop playing this week
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 12
Songs to make you laugh, with 'Weird Al' Yankovic
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 5
Tracing the history of Latino artists making country music
Everything you need to know about Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter'
The Contenders Vol. 6: The songs we can't stop playing this week
What do we really want from Shakira?
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 29
Relax: Songs to calm the nerves
In conversation: Tierra Whack opens up
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 22
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Julieta Eugenio, Esteman and more
The Contenders, Vol. 5: Our running list of the year's best songs
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 15
Spring preview 2024
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 8
Sounds from Havana: A brief history of Cuban music
The Contenders, Vol. 4: Our running list of the year's best songs
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 1
Beck's 'Loser' at 30 and the golden age of slacker rock
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 23
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Residente, La Yegros and El Cuarteto de Nos
The Contenders, Vol. 3: Our running list of the year's best songs
New Music Friday: 5 albums out Feb. 16, plus 'Rhapsody in Blue' still thrills at 100
Mix messages: Listeners share the songs that say 'I've got a crush on you'
New Music Friday: Brittany Howard and a new era of musical masters
The greatest Boleros of all-time
The Contenders, Vol. 2: Our running list of the year's best songs
A recap of the 2024 Grammys
New Music Friday: What Were The Grammys Made For?
Why we still love Green Day
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 26 (and why they deserve reviews)
In Conversation: Ana Tijoux returns after a 10-year break
Why the Oscar-winning score for 'All Quiet On The Western Front' still gives chills
New Music Friday: 21 Savage's 'American Dream'
The Contenders, Vol. 1: Our running list of the year's best songs
Setting our sights on the biggest music stories of the 2024
New Music From Alt.Latino
2024 Preview: The year's most anticipated albums
Viking's Choice goes back to the future
Listeners share the songs that moved them the most in 2023
Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2023
The 2023 'All Songs Considered' holiday extravaganza
Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition alive
The best songs of 2023
Talking about the best albums of 2023
Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy
Guest DJ: Peter Gabriel
Thanksgiving edition: Songs about your family
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 17
Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville
Exclusive: André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries
What we learned from our parents' record collections
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 10
How AI helped The Beatles do the impossible
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 3
Tunes that got you through your teens
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 27
Tunes that terrify
In conversation: Maluma on becoming a dad, hustling across genres and reggaeton's rise
New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 20
Songs we should retire
New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 13
Songs that make you cry
New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 6
Bob Boilen's farewell show: Songs that say 'goodbye'
New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 29