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The 50 Best Albums of 2022 (20-11)

December 12, 2022 • We ranked our 50 favorite records of the year, from hip-hop to classical and everything in between.

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The 20 Best R&B Albums of 2022

December 7, 2022 • In 2022, R&B rediscovered its place in the club, pushed into the outer reaches of space, found and lost love (as always) and relished the beauty of the Black experience.

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NPR Music's 36 Favorite Albums of 2022 (So Far)

June 28, 2022 • The best albums from the first half of the year include sprawling offerings from Big Thief and Bad Bunny, works of fiery introspection from Kendrick Lamar and S.G. Goodman and an abundance in between.

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Ravyn Lenae: Tiny Desk Concert

June 22, 2022 • The genre-melding R&B artist Ravyn Lenae brings a funky, futuristic set to the Tiny Desk.

NPR's favorite music of May, from a San Benito summer to an uneasy opus

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NPR's favorite music of May, from a San Benito summer to an uneasy opus

June 1, 2022 • May brought us Bad Bunny's stacked summer album, Kendrick Lamar's unsettled opus, Ravyn Lenae's otherworldly debut, Julia Reidy's microtonal guitar dissonance and Ethel Cain's haunted pop.

NPR's favorite music of May, from a San Benito summer to an uneasy opus

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 20

Harry's House, the latest solo album from former One Direction singer Harry Styles, tops this week's shortlist for the best albums out on May 20. Lillie Eiger/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 20

May 20, 2022 • The best albums out this week include Harry's House from Harry Styles, jazz pianist Joey Alexander's Origin, new ones from R&B singer Ravyn Lenae, rapper Boldy James, Porridge Radio and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 20

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