If there's one question that professional music lovers hear most often, it's some variation on: "Heard any good albums lately?" We always have, of course, but when it came time to highlight the cream ...

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Time was you couldn't go a day without hearing about the electronic-leaning English art-rock band alt-J, but they've kept relatively quiet since the release of 2022's The Dream. It turns out Joe ...

Each year at NPR Music, we curate two flagship lists: The Best Albums of the Year and The Best Songs of the Year. But there's a lot more recommendations and criticism where those came from. You'll ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

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The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Was it a good year for hip-hop? If you look at the Billboard charts—where very few rap songs released this year cracked the top 40—the answer would seem to be no. But if you focus on albums, the story ...

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The Vermont native has repeatedly teased the album’s release on social media and launched a pre-sale website this week. Noah Kahan performs during a Nov. 20 benefit concert for the Busyhead Project ...

For fans of Noah Kahan, every season has been "Stick Season" since the fall of 2022. However, the Vermont-born singer has recently been teasing that a new era is on its way. On Tuesday, Dec. 2, a ...