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NPR Music's 25 Favorite Songs Of 2020 (So Far)

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Best Music Of 2020

NPR Music's 25 Favorite Songs Of 2020 (So Far)

June 30, 2020 • During the first half of year we'd love to forget, our most memorable songs range in topic from self-affirmation to self-preservation.

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Heat Check: Underrated And Elevating

June 30, 2020 • Whether stealthy rotation faves or creatives re-introducing themselves, this week's Heat Check head-nods the musical stalwarts who deserve flowers mid-climb.

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Best Music Of 2020

NPR Music's Top 14 Songs Of April

April 30, 2020 • Beyoncé jumped on a Megan Thee Stallion remix, Fiona Apple dropped an album full of favorites (and we somehow picked one) and Jason Isbell offered a heartrending treat with the 400 Unit.

NPR Music's Top 14 Songs Of April

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Beyoncé Joins Megan Thee Stallion On The Delightfully Braggadocious 'Savage (Remix)'

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Beyoncé Joins Megan Thee Stallion On The Delightfully Braggadocious 'Savage (Remix)'

April 29, 2020 • The remix comes two months after Megan fought her label for the right to release new music, which culminated in the surprise release of her third mixtape, Suga.

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Heat Check: Homecoming

March 9, 2020 • Lil Uzi Vert's audible adrenaline, Stove God Cooks' anamorphic flow, Emma-Jean Thackray's jazz shade and Megan Thee Stallion's savage sass. Heat Check doesn't let up.

5 Tiny Desk Concerts For Galentine's Day

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5 Tiny Desk Concerts For Galentine's Day

February 13, 2020 • Waffles, friends and Tiny Desk concerts. What more could you want on Leslie Knope's favorite holiday?

Phony Ppl Enlists Megan Thee Stallion For Raunchy And Hilarious 'Fkn Around'

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Phony Ppl Enlists Megan Thee Stallion For Raunchy And Hilarious 'Fkn Around'

January 31, 2020 • After first premiering the song exclusively at NPR Music's Tiny Desk, Phony Ppl has finally decided to bless fans with "Fkn Around," a grooving, sorry-not-sorry romp.

Megan Thee Stallion Introduces Fans To Her New Alter Ego With New Single

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Megan Thee Stallion Introduces Fans To Her New Alter Ego With New Single

January 24, 2020 • Don't say she didn't warn you! Megan Thee Stallion shares her first solo single of 2020 and debuts a fresh alter ego named Suga.

10 Rap Albums That Raised The Bar(s) In 2019

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Best Music Of 2019

10 Rap Albums That Raised The Bar(s) In 2019

December 11, 2019 • After a decade of unbridled innovation, 2019 felt like a tightening of the reins in hip-hop, delivering stellar albums where artists rapped with back-to-basics clarity and precision.

The Friday Night Songs Of 2019 (For The Soiree Or Sofa)

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The Friday Night Songs Of 2019 (For The Soiree Or Sofa)

December 11, 2019 • There are many moments that make or break plans for a night out, and sometimes hearing juuuust the right song can push a person out the door ... or into bed.

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Megan Thee Stallion: Tiny Desk Concert

December 2, 2019 • The budding superstar debuted a new song with Phony Ppl and performed hits from Fever and Tina Snow during the first night of NPR's Tiny Desk Fest.

Megan Thee Stallion At Tiny Desk Fest: 'I'm Always Trying To One-Up Myself'

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Megan Thee Stallion At Tiny Desk Fest: 'I'm Always Trying To One-Up Myself'

October 30, 2019 • After her Tiny Desk performance, the rapper joined NPR's Sidney Madden for a live conversation on playing with a band for the first time, hanging onto her Texas roots and plans for her debut album.

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Heat Check: Candy-Coated Sludge And Sticky, African Alt-Soul

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Heat Check: Candy-Coated Sludge And Sticky, African Alt-Soul

October 28, 2019 • "I'd twerk to Mozart!" is the type of bold thinking we need these days. The picks on this week's Heat Check subvert the norm and take you to unexpected places.

Megan Thee Stallion, Live At The Tiny Desk

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Megan Thee Stallion, Live At The Tiny Desk

October 28, 2019 • The secret's out! One of 2019's brightest new stars peformed a live show at the Tiny Desk.

Heat Check: Sticky Synths, Relatable Heartache, Sweltering Bars

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Heat Check: Sticky Synths, Relatable Heartache, Sweltering Bars

August 12, 2019 • This week's additions to the Heat Check playlist include re-surfaced favorites, lovesick tropes and a couple swerving, drink-spilling bops for good measure.

Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Ignites The Hottie In Us All

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Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Ignites The Hottie In Us All

August 9, 2019 • Megan Thee Stallion embodies the spirit of D'Usse-doused, warm weather debauchery with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign.

Rosé Rising: 24 Songs For Your Summer Star Chart

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Rosé Rising: 24 Songs For Your Summer Star Chart

July 10, 2019 • Our playlist highlights each astrological sign's best and worst attributes, whether you're as meticulous as fellow Virgo Beyonce, moody as a Cancer (and Frank Ocean) or free-spirited as Bjork.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Road-Testing The 2019 Songs Of Summer

July 2, 2019 • It's our second annual songs of summer spectacular! Every year at NPR Music we debate which hits might be remembered as "the song of the summer" — sometimes it's a frothy pop song, or a star-packed hip-hop banger, or simply a song that gets played on the radio over and over again until we're beaten into submission. This week we're bringing in a revolving cast of my colleagues from NPR Music, each of whom will play us one song — one nominee to be the unofficial Song Of The Summer for 2019.

Road-Testing The 2019 Songs Of Summer

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Best Albums Of 2019 (So Far): Jade Bird To Nilüfer Yanya

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Best Music Of 2019

Best Albums Of 2019 (So Far): Jade Bird To Nilüfer Yanya

June 25, 2019 • We asked our panel of public radio writers one question: What is your favorite album of 2019 so far? There were so many ways to answer.

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Best Music Of 2019

NPR Music's Top 20 Songs From May

June 3, 2019 • May surprised us with a Jarvis Cocker reinvention and Sleater-Kinney's blistering return. And, yeah, it was really hard to choose just one Carly Rae Jepsen bop.