Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What new music are you listening to? Spelling’s music is generally lush and ...

Samsung’s premium soundbars have been critical and commercial hits for years now, so the brand’s unveiling of its first two new models for 2026 is big news. The only question is, can Samsung really ...

A new year in Rwanda's music industry carries significant promise as fresh talents continue to emerge and reshape the soundscape.With 2025 delivering an abundance of quality music, it is evident that ...

The M23 rebel group still controls Goma, a year after taking the main city in eastern Congo. Life has returned to normal, but ...

Demi Lovato is all about poking fun at herself as she fast approaches the release of her ninth album. The 33-year-old singer – who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns – on Aug. 15 revealed her ...

It’s been 10 years since Bruno Mars‘ seminal record, 24K Magic — and now, his highly anticipated fourth solo album, titled The Romantic, is finally ready. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Mars revealed the album ...

When Angel Du$t swore to rock the fuck on forever, they meant it. The ragtag group of respected hardcore and punk figures are six albums deep and still packing hefty ...

The music gods were good to us in 2025. The year gave us a Clipse reunion, a Cardi B comeback, and maybe Bad Bunny’s best work to date. From the looks of things, the forecast calls for 2026 to be ...

It's a slow release day to start the new year, so this week NPR Music's Stephen Thompson brings us an abbreviated episode highlighting a few of the new albums you might have missed in December.