Hazel Cills Hazel Cills is an editor at NPR Music and a regular contributor to All Songs Considered.
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Mix messages: Listeners share the songs that say 'I've got a crush on you'

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Tuesday

"Crowded Roomz," the latest single from Nia Archives, is one of the tracks we can't stop playing this week. Lola Banet/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 2: Our running list of the year's best songs

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Monday

Taylor Swift accepts the best pop vocal album award for Midnights onstage during the 66th Grammy Awards. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption

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Taylor Swift won two awards at the 66th Grammys, including album of the year. She received that prize for a record fourth time. Earlier in the night, during her acceptance speech for the best pop vocal album Grammy for her album Midnights, Swift announced the release of her next album, The Tortured Poets Department. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption

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Tuesday

NPR music highlights some of the albums to look forward to in 2024

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GRIP, the upcoming album from serpentwithfeet, is one NPR Music's most anticipated albums of 2024. Denzel Golatt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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2024 Preview: The year's most anticipated albums

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Tuesday

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The best songs of 2023

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L'Rain's new album, I Killed Your Dog, is one of our favorite releases of the week. Tonje Thilesen/Courtest of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 13

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Tuesday

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New Mix: Olivia Rodrigo, Sufjan Stevens, Katie Von Schleicher, more

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Speedy Ortiz's Rabbit Rabbit tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on Sept. 1. Chris Carreon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 1

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