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 ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. Check out last week’s roundup here. The Blood ...

Primitive Ring, the band featuring Charles Moothart (Ty Segall’s band), will release their new self-titled album on May 15 via In the Red. “This was the last song to come together for the record,” the ...

New wave was all the rage in the 1980s. And if you were an 80s kid, you remember the massive pop hits that had a touch of new wave to them. But what about the underground songs, the tunes that ...

The Blue Note Jazz Festival has announced its 2026 lineup in New York, with performances taking place in Manhattan from June 1 to July 1. The fest will feature jazz and R&B artists including Ledisi, ...

Other artists in our homage to Spring include Dominik Kisiel, Gigi Gryce, and Charles Mingus. Additional new music from Kurt Elling and the WDR Big Band conducted by Bob Mintzer, Simon Mogul and more.

Fever Ray has shared a pair of songs they contributed to The Bride!, a new spin on The Bride of Frankenstein directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Listen to “The Lake” and “Wrong Flower” in the playlist ...

SZA has shared a new song, “Save the Day.” It appears on the soundtrack to the forthcoming Disney-Pixar film Hoppers, which premieres next month. Give the track a listen below. Due out March 6, ...

It’s been a couple of weeks since Dave Grohl told a Tasmanian crowd that the Foo Fighters had recorded new music (saying specifically, “We might have a whole new record of fucking songs that we just ...

Not even a full month into 2026, and Ella Langley is already releasing new music. With the weekend officially here, the country singer hoped to celebrate with her new song “Dandelion.” Already ...

The success of the single “Rise Up” indicates smooth jazz fans will find Darryl Alexander’s new album worth the wait.” — Andy Gray – The Vindicator ...

Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump's ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of "Streets of ...