NPR Music 10: 2011
2011 can be summed up by one album that landed in January and dominated the rest of the year: 21.
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NPR Music 10: 2012
2012 showed the Internet in all its glory and horror: crowdfunding, "Call Me Maybe" memes and "Gangnam Style." Plus: Channel Orange and the Tupac hologram.
Björk Invites You To Her 'Utopia'
In a conversation with Rachel Martin, Iceland's musical auteur unpacks a new release that couldn't be more different from 2015's stark breakup album, Vulnicura.
Shocking Omissions: Patty Loveless' 'When Fallen Angels Fly'
When Fallen Angels Fly speaks to the sacred and simple dirt truth of the human condition; it embodies Loveless' pragmatic, honest approach to music.
The Big Tiny Desk Holiday Special
NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson look back at some of their favorite holiday performances at the Tiny Desk.
The All Songs Considered Holiday Extravaganza
Kacey Musgraves, Conor Oberst and more special guests join All Songs hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton on a steam engine to the north pole.
A Choral Christmas With Stile Antico
Hear the acclaimed British choral group perform Christmas music from 16th century England at the acoustically rich St. Paul's Church in Cambridge, Mass.
Billy Corgan: Tiny Desk Concert
Billy Corgan, complicated frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins, has had a tumultuous decade-and-a-half. His visit to the Tiny Desk, with a string quartet backing him, was anything but.
From 'La Bamba' To 'Despacito': What Comes After A Huge Spanish-Language Hit
In the wake of "Despacito," Louie Perez of Los Lobos shares what his band did after its own Spanish-language No. 1 song, released 30 years ago.
Talib Kweli Speaks Through 'Radio Silence'
The rapper discusses speaking out on racism, the changing value of radio play in hip-hop and his latest album's tribute to Bresha Meadows.