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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.

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.

 

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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 6

Flying Lotus. waterbaby. The groovy affirmations of Joshua Idehen. NPR Music's Stephen Tho... more

06 Mar 2026

41 MINS

41:24

06 Mar 2026


#299

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

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

04 Mar 2026

25 MINS

25:44

04 Mar 2026


#298

All Songs Considered: Even more songs to calm the nerves

Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter’s tribute to the Universal Dec... more

03 Mar 2026

52 MINS

52:08

03 Mar 2026


#297

New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 27

Bruno Mars. Mitski. Grief and celebration from Gorillaz. Robin Hilton welcomes  [Raina Dou... more

27 Feb 2026

40 MINS

40:34

27 Feb 2026


#296

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

This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Isl... more

25 Feb 2026

29 MINS

29:43

25 Feb 2026


#295

All Songs Considered: U2 meets the moment, Lana Del Rey goes 'True Detective,' James Blake croons

This week on All Songs Considered: U2 surprise-dropped a new EP that opens with a scorchin... more

24 Feb 2026

44 MINS

44:15

24 Feb 2026


#294

Special announcement

Host Robin Hilton shares an update about some cosmetic changes coming to the 'All Songs Co... more

21 Feb 2026

01 MINS

01:26

21 Feb 2026


#293

New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20

WILLOW. Altin Gün. Fugazi alumni smashing punk into jazz. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is ... more

20 Feb 2026

38 MINS

38:33

20 Feb 2026


#292

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

So, I was away for a bit and the new music just piled up during the holidays, and while we... more

18 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:00

18 Feb 2026


#291

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

If you watch HBO’s The Pitt, you might have heard the gorgeous new song called “Need Someo... more

17 Feb 2026

44 MINS

44:49

17 Feb 2026


#290

New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 13

August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's... more

13 Feb 2026

38 MINS

38:15

13 Feb 2026


#289

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

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was many things: a time-traveling journey through the... more

11 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:28

11 Feb 2026


#288

Why everyone is still talking about Geese

With the arrival of the [Geese Tiny Desk] (https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-107779/gees... more

10 Feb 2026

54 MINS

54:47

10 Feb 2026


#287

New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 6

Ratboys. Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Caribou's club alter-ego. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music... more

06 Feb 2026

37 MINS

37:35

06 Feb 2026


#286

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

Last Sunday, Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS became the first exclusively Spanish languag... more

04 Feb 2026

37 MINS

37:08

04 Feb 2026


#285

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

The Beck rarity “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime” has officially hit streaming services a... more

03 Feb 2026

47 MINS

47:38

03 Feb 2026


#284

Recapping a historic Grammys night

Enjoy Pop Culture Happy Hour's late-night recap of the 2026 Grammy Awards, featuring NPR M... more

02 Feb 2026

27 MINS

27:46

02 Feb 2026


#283

New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 30

Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon. Emily Scott Robinson. Blood harmonies from Irish brothers Ye Vagabon... more

30 Jan 2026

38 MINS

38:07

30 Jan 2026


#282

Alt.Latino: Venezuelan producer Ella Bric spins songs with a 'teardrop of optimism'

This month Alt.Latino's been looking at the music of Venezuela from a lot of different ang... more

28 Jan 2026

31 MINS

31:57

28 Jan 2026


#281

Best new songs: Mitski, Father John Misty, Kim Gordon, more

This week we're obsessing over the hilarious and harrowing “Where’s My Phone?” from Mitski... more

27 Jan 2026

43 MINS

43:52

27 Jan 2026