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Welcome to your all-in-one destination for every NPR Music podcast. We break down the best new albums to hit streaming each week on New Music Friday; we share the latest songs worthy of your playlists on All Songs Considered; there’s off-the-rails conversations (and chisme!) about Latin music on Alt.Latino. The NPR Music channel is your hub for new records, iconic artists and cult heroes, free of algorithms and full of surprises.
All Songs Considered: Jack White, Boards of Canada
Interview: Beck returns to the spotlight
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 17
Alt.Latino: Jorge Drexler returns home
All Songs Considered: Need a reset?
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 10
Alt.Latino: Sonic Bloom: Fresh, funky new tracks from Rio, Granada and more
All Songs Considered: José González's hope, Jungle's sunshine
New Music Friday: The best albums out April 3
Alt.Latino: Dominican indie, Peruvian cumbia and experimental Argentine pop
All Songs Considered: Our favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 27
Alt.Latino: Songs she loves: Sofia Rei and the magic of the human voice
All Songs Considered: Bon Iver talks to God, plus Tori Amos
Interview: Mitski
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 20
Alt.Latino: A Tejano master gets his flowers. Plus, Yahritza y Su Esencia returns
All Songs Considered: Olivia Rodrigo covers The Magnetic Fields, Noah Kahan channels his mom, and more
Interview: Kacey Musgraves on her new album, 'Middle of Nowhere'
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 13
Alt.Latino: If the singer falls silent, life falls silent: Female power anthems
All Songs Considered: Cruelly ranking the best original song Oscar nominees
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 6
Alt.Latino: From church basement to salsa immortality: Remembering Willie Colón
All Songs Considered: Even more songs to calm the nerves
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 27
Alt.Latino: Chicano soul, Canary Islands merengue and a percussion supergroup
All Songs Considered: U2 meets the moment, Lana Del Rey goes 'True Detective,' James Blake croons
Special announcement
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20
Alt.Latino: A Brazilian summer and a lost Mexican masterpiece
Andrew Bird on ‘The Pitt,’ Gia Margaret and more of the best new songs
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 13
Alt.Latino: Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl
Why everyone is still talking about Geese
New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 6
Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys. Up next, the Super BBowl
Beck, Asher White, Friko and more of the week’s best new songs
Recapping a historic Grammys night
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 30
Alt.Latino: Venezuelan producer Ella Bric spins songs with a 'teardrop of optimism'
Best new songs: Mitski, Father John Misty, Kim Gordon, more
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 23
Alt.Latino: Rawayana on their new album and a changing Venezuela
What are the greatest videos of MTV’s golden era?
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 16
Alt.Latino: Our Love Letter to Bob Weir
Big Thief’s Buck Meek, Joji and more of the week's best songs
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 9
Alt.Latino: Music as protest in Venezuela
The best 2026 albums we've heard so far
New Music Friday: A roundup of December albums
Viking's Choice 2025: The Guitar
Our no. 1 songs: 2024
A very tolerable Christmas, 2025
Our No. 1 songs: 2023
Listener Poll: Your Favorite Albums of 2025
Alt.Latino: What We Missed In 2025
Songs that hit hard in 2025
Our No. 1 songs: 2022
The Best Albums of 2025
Alt.Latino: What Were Felix and Ana's 2025 Favorites?
The Best Songs of 2025
Our No. 1 songs: 2021
New Music Friday: The best albums out Dec. 5
Alt.Latino: Zen and the art of new music
The year in review, 2025
Our no. 1 songs: 2020
New Music Friday: Record Store Day Black Friday 2025
A Thanksgiving playlist: songs of joy and gratitude
Our No. 1 songs: 2019
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 21
Alt.Latino: Roots and unity at the Latin Grammys
The Contenders, Vol. 25: Robyn, Rosalía, Nothing, Snocaps, more
Our no. 1 songs: 2018
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 14
Alt.Latino: Rosalía in her own words
The Contenders, Vol. 24: JADE, S.G. Goodman, Cleo Reed, more
Our no. 1 songs: 2017
New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 7
Alt.Latino: Portraits of Jazz and Identity in Latin America
New songs to calm the nerves: 2025
Our no. 1 songs: 2016
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 31
Alt.Latino: Salsa, bossa nova, and Argentina's next big thing
The Contenders, Vol. 23: Brandi Carlile, Blood Orange, Magdalena Bay, more
Our no. 1 songs: 2015
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 24
“I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)” by Stevie Wonder
Alt.Latino: The beauty of simplicity
Redefining the Halloween canon
Our no. 1 songs: 2014
New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 17
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
What makes for a summer song?
Alt.Latino: Isabella Lovestory, Vicente García, more
2025's best songs (so far)
New Music Friday: The best albums out June 27
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
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
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
Alt.Latino celebrates Black History Month
The Contenders, Vol. 5: The songs we can't stop playing this week
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
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