Our shortlist of the week's best new releases includes an incredible collection of cover songs from the rapper T-Pain, an EP from Hozier, labyrinthine surprises from Princess Nokia and more. Featured Albums: 1. T-Pain — On Top of the Covers Featured Songs: "War Pigs," "Tennessee Whiskey," "Don't Stop Believin'," "A Change Is Gonna Come" 2. Hozier — Eat Your Young Featured Songs: "Eat Your Young," "All Things End," "Through Me (The Flood)" 3. Princess Nokia — i love you but this is goodbye Featured Songs: "The Fool," "Happy," "Closure" 4. 100 gecs — 10,000 gecs Featured Songs: "Dumbest Girl Al ..read more

In our season two debut of Louder Than A Riot, we look at how the Tory Lanez trial sparked a real divide in hip-hop and stoked the coals on a 50-year battle for Black women to be heard. In this episode, we take you into Megan Thee Stallion's testimony to unpack the impact of misogynoir on rap ..read more

Anamaria Sayre from NPR Music's Alt.Latino sits down with Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas to discuss her role as a trailblazing female vocalist and mom to a daughter with impeccably cool music taste ..read more

Author and professor Oliver Wang and writer Matthew Ritchie join NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce to talk through one of the most storied catalogs in hip-hop history, now available online for the first time ..read more

Hear a preview from our upcoming season two of Louder Than A Riot, NPR Music's deep dive on the collision of rhyme and punishment in America ..read more

Miley Cyrus' insanely anticipated Endless Summer Vacation is finally here, along with new music from Fever Ray, The War and Treaty, Meet Me @ The Altar and more. Featured Albums: 1. Miley Cyrus — Endless Summer Vacation Featured Song: "Flowers" 2. The War and Treaty — Lover's Game Featured Songs: "Ain't No Harmin' Me," "Yesterday's Burn," "Up Yonder" 3. Fever Ray — Radical Romantics Featured Songs: "Shiver," "Carbon Dioxide," "Kandy" 4. Meet Me @ The Altar — Past//Present//Future Featured Songs: "T.M.I.," "Say It (To My Face)" 5. Jane Bunnett and Maqueque — Playing With Fire Featured Songs ..read more

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week including, songs from Shame, Amber Arcades, Kimi Djabaté and more. Featured Songs and Artists: 1. Shame, "Adderall," from Food For Worms2. H. Hawkline, "Milk For Flowers," from Milk For Flowers 3. Kimi Djabaté, "Afonhe," from Dindin4. Arthur Moon, "Ghost Ranch," from Chaos! Chaos! Chaos! Side B 5. Amber Arcades, "Contain," from Barefoot on Diamond Road 6. Water From Your Eyes, "Barley," from Everyone's Crushed ..read more

The best albums out this week include Kali Uchis' Red Moon in Venus, a self-titled joint from the Jamaican American artist Masego, singer and guitarist Jen Cloher's ode to the mess of life and more. Featured Albums: 1. Kali Uchis — Red Moon in Venus Featured Songs: "Hasta Cuando," "Como Te Quiero Yo," "Worth the Wait (feat. Omar Apollo)" 2. Masego — MASEGO Featured Songs: "What You Wanna Try," "Afraid of Water," "Black Anime" 3. Yazmin Lacey — Voice Notes Featured Songs: "Legacy," "Where Did You Go?" 4. Jen Cloher -- I Am the River, The River is Me Featured Songs: "My Witch," "Mana Takatāpui ..read more

Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras, hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino, round up their favorite new music from the last few months ..read more

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including songs from Anna B Savage, Daisies, Pest Control, Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet and more. Featured Songs And Artist: 1. Daisies: "Is It Any Wonder," from Great Big Open Sky 2. Anna B Savage: "The Ghost," from inFLUX 3. Pest Control: "Total Distraction," from Don't Test The Pest 4. Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet: "In Transit," from Signs of Life 5. Mohamad Zatari Trio: "Black Tea," from Istehlal 6. Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: "To Remain/To Return," from Love In Exile ..read more