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 ...

More than 150 Latin music acts will be performing at the 2026 South by Southwest festival. From Big Soto to Mariangela, these are the 15 acts the De Los team is excited to see.

Here’s a sign that perhaps the 2026 shortlist for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is too large: A full day after chatting with an anonymous voter, we both came to the realization ...

Not every song can be a classic, and Dave Grohl never thought this Foo Fighters deep cut measured up to their major hits. Read more here.

Disco, Occasionally by Harry Styles; Sony Music. Harry Styles might generally shy away from the daily spotlight that shines on him with the force of a thous ...

Here are the best cover songs from 11 big pop-punk bands. When it comes to pop-punk bands playing cover songs, things typically go one of two ways. They either stay too true to the original as they ...

The Minneapolis-born trio, made up of Greg Norton of Hüsker Dü on bass and backing vocals, Derek O’Brien of Social Distortion, Agent Orange and the Adolescents on drums and backing vocals, Ryan Smith ...

Frankie Clarke knows a good idea when she hears one. The young rocker grew up in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley surrounded by music, as the daughter of The L.A. Rocker turned a 1969 Dutch pop song into a ...

Men's college basketball rankings after Week 18: Updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 ...

A legendary rock band is shining a spotlight on a long-gone Syracuse music venue. The Talking Heads released a new three-CD album, “Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live,” on Friday. It’s an expanded ...

After its alt-country 2024 album, New Orleans band Oh Dang adds new members and a louder rock sound on "Big Dogs." ...