NPR Music
NPR
Topics: Music
Welcome to your all-in-one destination for every NPR Music podcast. We break down the best new albums to hit streaming each week on New Music Friday; we share the latest songs worthy of your playlists on All Songs Considered; there’s off-the-rails conversations (and chisme!) about Latin music on Alt.Latino. The NPR Music channel is your hub for new records, iconic artists and cult heroes, free of algorithms and full of surprises. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for NPR Music.
Latest episodes
- New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 30
- Alt.Latino: Chuwi steps into the spotlight - and more new music
- Why does everything in music feel fake?
- New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 23
- Over and Over: "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and the Shondells (NPR+)
- Alt.Latino: Los Tigres' Tiny Desk, explained
- Elephant 6's rapturous, heartbreaking story
- New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 16
- Alt.Latino: Every El Tiny song has a secret
- A new canon of Halloween music
NPR Music is No. 15 in Music on Apple Podcasts in the US today. The latest episode came out on October 30, 2026. A new episode comes out about every two days.
Today's places
| Chart | Place | Since yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| US: Music | 15 | = |
| UK: Music | 44 | ▲14 |
| Canada: Music | 19 | ▲1 |
| Australia: Music | 53 | ▼16 |
| New Zealand: Music | 27 | = |
| Ireland: Music | 31 | ▼16 |
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