Chronicles of a Diamond, the long-awaited sophomore full-length from Black Pumas, is one of NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Oct. 27. Jody Domingue/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Adrian Quesada is this week's guest on Alt.Latino. Jackie Lee Young hide caption
Adrian Quesada: How the U.S.-Mexico border shaped the prolific producer's fluid sound
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Adrian Quesada on World Cafe
Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Amanda Shires of The Highwomen. Erika Goldring/Getty Images hide caption
Black Pumas play a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR/NPR hide caption
Grammy nominees Brittany Howard, Marcus King and Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Black Pumas On World Cafe
Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The band Black Pumas was recently nominated for a Grammy for best new artist, thanks in part to the support of Austin's KUTX and LA's KCRW public radio stations. Lyza Renee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lizzo and Lil Nas X, both nominees for best new artist at the 2020 Grammys, during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards on August 26, 2019. Kevin Mazur/WireImage hide caption
Black Pumas perform at KCRW. Chris Ho/KCRW hide caption
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Black Pumas On World Cafe
Lil Nas X. His debut EP 7 is on our shortlist for the best releases out on June 21. Tanima Mehrotra/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Stella Donnelly's song "Mean To Me" is featured on this month's edition of Heavy Rotation. Evie Mackay/Courtesy of the artist hide caption