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Rosé Rising: 24 Songs For Your Summer Star Chart

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All Songs Considered

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.