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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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at [plus.npr.org] (http://plus.npr.org/) . You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for NPR Music.

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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at [plus.npr.org] (http://plus.npr.org/) . You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for NPR Music.

 

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#299

Is alternative music finally taking over the Latin Grammys?

There is always so much to be said about the Latin Grammys. Some fans and musicians insist... more

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#298

New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 6

Willi Carlisle. Bricknasty. Katie Gregson-MacLeod. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the b... more

06 Nov 2026

44 MINS

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06 Nov 2026


#297

Alt.Latino: Lighting candles on our sonic altar: Dolores Huerta and more

The Mexican folk celebration of Día de los Muertos transcends borders and cultures these d... more

04 Nov 2026

31 MINS

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04 Nov 2026


#296

The best songs we've missed this year

As we enter the homestretch of 2026, we pause to catch up on some of the great tracks we m... more

03 Nov 2026

56 MINS

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03 Nov 2026


#295

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 30

Sampa The Great. Moses Boyd. Kaitlin Butts. Guest host Lars Gotrich breaks down the best n... more

30 Oct 2026

46 MINS

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30 Oct 2026


#294

Alt.Latino: Chuwi steps into the spotlight - and more new music

As we poured ourselves into the El Tiny takeover of the Tiny Desk, a month's worth of new ... more

28 Oct 2026

32 MINS

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28 Oct 2026


#293

Why does everything in music feel fake?

It’s been an unprecedented year for arguing about “fake” music, and it’s not just AI. From... more

27 Oct 2026

54 MINS

54:14

27 Oct 2026


#292

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 23

Anderson .Paak and Cordae. Michael Kiwanuka. Fenne Lily. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down... more

23 Oct 2026

41 MINS

41:56

23 Oct 2026


#291

Over and Over: "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and the Shondells (NPR+)

More than any song we’ve covered yet in this series about songs that persist in culture, "... more

22 Oct 2026

28 MINS

28:59

22 Oct 2026


#290

Alt.Latino: Los Tigres' Tiny Desk, explained

Last week we published a Tiny Desk Concert that ended up being unusual for a few reasons.F... more

21 Oct 2026

29 MINS

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21 Oct 2026


#289

Elephant 6's rapturous, heartbreaking story

With the arrival of the first new Olivia Tremor Control album in nearly 30 years, we attem... more

20 Oct 2026

58 MINS

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20 Oct 2026


#288

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 16

Fontaines D.C. Sophia Stel. The Avalanches. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best alb... more

16 Oct 2026

43 MINS

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16 Oct 2026


#287

Alt.Latino: Every El Tiny song has a secret

The Tiny Desk’s magnetism is its intimacy. We strip back lights and a big stage and get to... more

14 Oct 2026

27 MINS

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14 Oct 2026


#286

A new canon of Halloween music

Who’s the Mariah Carey of Halloween? Labels and artists are trying to capitalize on spooky... more

13 Oct 2026

51 MINS

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13 Oct 2026


#285

Interview: Fontaines D.C.'s decadent, dystopian 'Dopamine Chamber'

At almost exactly the midpoint of our conversation about the fifth album made by his band,... more

12 Oct 2026

48 MINS

48:08

12 Oct 2026


#284

Interview: Troye Sivan is leaning into loneliness

Troye Sivan’s 2023 album, 'Something to Give Each Other,' marked a turning point in the Au... more

10 Oct 2026

28 MINS

28:12

10 Oct 2026


#283

New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 9

Cameron Winter. Troye Sivan. Remi Wolf. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums ... more

09 Oct 2026

42 MINS

42:57

09 Oct 2026


#282

Alt.Latino: Tim, The Beatles and all of Brazil

The music of Tim Bernardes fits as easily in the poetry of the cosmos as it does in the so... more

07 Oct 2026

34 MINS

34:10

07 Oct 2026


#281

How The Beatles made ‘Rubber Soul’ and broke up with their past

A super deluxe box set of The Beatles' legendary 1965 album Rubber Soul has just been rele... more

06 Oct 2026

41 MINS

41:27

06 Oct 2026