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NPR Music+: Needle drops from the best picture Oscar nominees

With the Academy Awards happening this weekend, we’re picking some our favorite needle drop moments from the best picture nominees and exploring the history behind these older songs and the impacts they make within the films.  

NPR Music+: Needle drops from the best picture Oscar nominees

Alt.Latino: If the singer falls silent, life falls silent: Female power anthems

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Alt.Latino: If the singer falls silent, life falls silent: Female power anthems

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International Women's Day is more than a perfunctory holiday in many parts of Latin America. In Mexico City, for example, more than 120,000 people turned out on Sunday to protest femicide and celebrate the ongoing fight for basic rights for women in the country. In honor of the holiday, this week's episode debuts our female power anthems hall of fame, highlighting women in Latin music whose art challenged the status quo of their time. Plus, some on-the-ground reporting from Anamaria Sayre at the march in Mexico City.

Alt.Latino: If the singer falls silent, life falls silent: Female power anthems

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All Songs Considered: Cruelly ranking the best original song Oscar nominees

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All Songs Considered: Cruelly ranking the best original song Oscar nominees

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Will this finally be Diane Warren’s year at the Oscars, when she goes up against “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters and “I Lied to You” from Sinners? (Probably not.)

All Songs Considered: Cruelly ranking the 'Best Original Song' Oscar nominees

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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 6

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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 6

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Flying Lotus. waterbaby. The groovy affirmations of Joshua Idehen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Nate Chinen from WRTI in Philadelphia about their favorite albums out Friday, March 6. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round.

New Music Friday: The best albums out March 6

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Alt.Latino: From church basement to salsa immortality: Remembering Willie Colón
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Alt.Latino: From church basement to salsa immortality: Remembering Willie Colón

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On Feb. 21, the musical world lost a legend and pioneer of salsa: Willie Colón.

Alt.Latino: From church basement to salsa immortality: Remembering Willie Colón

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All Songs Considered: Even more songs to calm the nerves

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Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter’s tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient sounds from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brazilian jazz from Wayne Shorter and more.

Even more songs to calm the nerves

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The best new albums out Feb. 27
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The best new albums out Feb. 27

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Bruno Mars. Mitski. Grief and celebration from Gorillaz. Robin Hilton welcomes Raina Douris from WXPN in Philadelphia to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 27. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in the lightning round.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 27

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NPR Music+: “Blue” by Eiffel 65

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In the mid to late 1990s, the U.S. music scene saw a boom of songs created by European dance artists that used English as a second language and became legitimate hits, despite not really making any literal sense. But there’s a history to nonsense in pop music, and we’re still seeing its influence on the Billboard charts today.  

NPR Music+: “Blue” by Eiffel 65

Alt.Latino: Chicano soul, Canary Islands merengue and a percussion supergroup

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Alt.Latino: Chicano soul, Canary Islands merengue and a percussion supergroup

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This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, Afro-Brazilian roots and more. Plus, a percussion supergroup that Felix could listen to for hours.

Alt.Latino: Chicano soul, Canary Islands merengue and a percussion supergroup

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All Songs Considered: U2, Lana Del Rey, James Blake, Arlo Parks, more

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This week on All Songs Considered: U2 surprise-dropped a new EP that opens with a scorching critique of the government crackdown on immigration; Lana Del Rey inched closer toward releasing her long-awaited album with a haunting and strange ode to love and obsession, while singer Arlo Parks takes a bold step out onto the dance floor. All that and more as host Robin Hilton and NPR Music’s Sheldon Pearce share their picks for the best new songs of the week.

All Songs Considered: U2, Lana Del Rey, Arlo Parks, James Blake, more

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20

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WILLOW. Altin Gün. Fugazi alumni smashing punk into jazz. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Evan Miller from WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 20.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20

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Alt.Latino: A Brazilian summer and a lost Mexican masterpiece

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Alt.Latino: A Brazilian summer and a lost Mexican masterpiece

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So, I was away for a bit and the new music just piled up during the holidays, and while we were watching Bad Bunny make headlines at the Grammys and the Super Bowl. Our first new music episode of the new year has quite a variety of styles from lots of different countries. We could say that about just about every new music show we produce. But what are we to do when the amount of creativity that comes our way pretty much overwhelms us? Jump in for a summertime journey through the many sounds of Brazil, a fusion of indigenous and contemporary styles, and a lost relic of Mexican rock from the 1970s. 

Alt.Latino: A Brazilian summer and a lost Mexican masterpiece

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Andrew Bird on ‘The Pitt,’ Gia Margaret, and more of the best new songs

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Andrew Bird on ‘The Pitt,’ Gia Margaret, and more of the best new songs

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If you watch HBO’s The Pitt, you might have heard the gorgeous new song called “Need Someone” that Andrew Bird wrote for a recent episode. We’ve got that on this week’s show along with reflections on fitting in by letting go, from Gia Margaret and Ratboys; shoegaze from Draag, the twitchy glitchy sounds of Mandy, Indiana and more.

Andrew Bird on ‘The Pitt,’ Gia Margaret and more of the best new songs

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The best new albums out Feb. 13

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The best new albums out Feb. 13

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August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 13.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 13

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All Songs+: "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

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More than 50 years after first being released, and thanks to a little show called “Stranger Things,” this song managed to reemerge on the Billboard charts earlier this year, yet again. How does this song and this band continue to remain relevant after so long?  

All Songs+: "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

Alt.Latino: Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl

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Alt.Latino: Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl

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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was many things: a time-traveling journey through the history of Puerto Rico, a statement of pan-American unity, and a masterpiece of cultural expression. This week, co-hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are joined by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento — who brings on-the-ground reporting from San Juan — to unpack the symbolism embedded in Bad Bunny's performance.

Alt.Latino: Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl

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Why everyone is still talking about Geese

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Why everyone is still talking about Geese

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With the arrival of the Geese Tiny Desk, we thought we’d try to break down what it is about this band that has made them one of the most talked about and polarizing acts of the past six months.

Why are we still talking about Geese?

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The best new albums out Feb. 6

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The best new albums out Feb. 6

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Ratboys. Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Caribou's club alter-ego. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats with Erin Wolf from Radio Milwaukee about their favorite new albums out Friday, Feb. 6.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 6

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Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys. Up next, the Super BBowl

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Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys. Up next, the Super BBowl

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Last Sunday, Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS became the first exclusively Spanish language album to win album of the year at the Grammys. This coming Sunday, the Puerto Rican megastar will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. For this week's episode, Anamaria Sayre and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento chat about what these two moments mean for Bad Bunny, the island of Puerto Rico, and the role of Latin music in America more broadly.

Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny makes history

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Beck, Asher White, Friko and more of the week’s best new songs

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Beck, Asher White, Friko and more of the week’s best new songs

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The Beck rarity “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime” has officially hit streaming services and we can’t get enough of it. We’ve also got new (not-yet-announced) projects from Friko and Asher White, a witchy new cut from the duo Sibyl, the Polish composer and guitarist Szymon Wójcik and more.

Beck, Friko, Asher White and more of the week’s best new songs

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Recapping a historic Grammys night

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Recapping a historic Grammys night

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Enjoy Pop Culture Happy Hour's late-night recap of the 2026 Grammy Awards, featuring NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills, as well as pop culture journalist (and former NPR intern) Reanna Cruz.

BONUS: Recapping a historic Grammys night

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 30

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Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon. Emily Scott Robinson. Blood harmonies from Irish brothers Ye Vagabonds. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats with Dre Castillo from KVNF in western Colorado about the best albums out Friday, Jan. 30.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 30

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