All Music Considered: Video game tunes
The directors of All Things Considered are the people who choose much of the music you hear on the show. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with director Vincent Acovino about video game music.
Music Lists
The 10 best jazz albums of 2023
The best jazz albums of the year feel supercharged with the spirit of discovery, but also offer revelations — both comforting and challenging — the deeper you dig.
Poll results: Listeners pick their favorite albums of 2023
There was one overwhelming favorite album that topped this year's All Songs Considered listener poll, and it wasn't even close.
The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2023
Discover a broad spectrum of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic hell rides and soaring voices to searing string quartets, cathartic choirs and one amazing comeback.
The 123 Best Songs of 2023
A best-of list should be an opportunity for discovery, so NPR Music has handmade a series of mixtapes full of great songs from 2023 to help you find music you'll love well beyond the end of the year.
All MUSIC Considered: What our directors of listened to this year
Ever wonder who picks the music for the breaks you hear on All Things Considered? The show's directors! We talk to our show producers about the music they listened to the most this year — and why.
The 50 Best Albums of 2023
The album's not dead! Want proof? NPR Music's list of the best albums of 2023 features masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.
Public Radio's Favorite New Musicians Of 2023
We asked our Member music stations one question: Identify your favorite artist who entered 2023 without a full-length album.
Kurtis Blow breaks hip-hop nationally with his 1980 debut
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald is looking back at the albums that changed the game.
Refresh your July 4 playlist with these surprising picks
A playlist to help set the mood for your July 4th barbecue.