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Friday

Following her death, SOPHIE's family says she left behind a collection of hundreds of unreleased songs, as well as a follow-up album to her debut. But the album wasn’t finished.

Following her death, SOPHIE's family says she left behind a collection of hundreds of unreleased songs, as well as a follow-up album to her debut. But the album wasn't finished. James Bentley for NPR hide caption

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Music News

How do you finish a visionary artist's final album?

The electronic music producer's family and collaborators spent three years completing the album SOPHIE with the pieces she left behind after her death.

The album SOPHIE left behind has been finished

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Friday

Music News

Miranda Lambert leads the pack in a crowded field of new music releases

This week’s mix of music out today starts with an homage to the home state of country star Miranda Lambert.

Miranda Lambert leads the pack in a crowded field of new music releases

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 13

For Miranda Lambert's 10th studio album, Postcards From Texas, the country star recorded in her home state for the first time since she was a teenager. James Macari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 13

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills are your guides to the best music out this Friday, Sept. 13, including the 10th studio album by Miranda Lambert. Postcards From Texas is a new chapter for the onetime Nashville Star contestant who has become one of that industry town's most reliable songwriters and stars — and also a return to her home state.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 13

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Tuesday

Fall preview 2024

A recently discovered lost recording from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, titled Chain of Light, is one of the most-anticipated albums due out this fall. Robert Leslie/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Fall preview 2024

We look ahead to the final big push of releases for 2024, with fall albums from Mount Eerie, SOPHIE, Soccer Mommy, a newly discovered Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recording and more.

Fall preview 2024

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Wednesday

Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' is smart and silly

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' is smart and silly

Sabrina Carpenter has had two of the year's biggest hits with "Espresso" and "Please Please Please." Now, she's released a new full-length album called Short n' Sweet, which serves up more catchy silliness and high drama. But does the album keep that "Espresso" magic alive?

Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' is smart and silly

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Friday

Music News

This week, we got new albums from Tinashe, Post Malone, Charly Bliss and Morgan Wade

It’s New Music Friday — and this week we’ve got new albums from Tinashe, Post Malone, Charly Bliss and Morgan Wade.

This week, we got new albums from Tinashe, Post Malone, Charly Bliss and Morgan Wade

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 16

Tinashe's new album, Quantum Baby, is out Friday, Aug. 16. Nice Life Recording Company hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 16

NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Hazel Cills give you a quick rundown of the most notable albums out Friday, Aug. 16, including Post Malone's country project, F-1 Trillion, Tinashe's seventh LP Quantum Baby, and Charly Bliss's first new record in five years.

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 16

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Tuesday

S.O.S.: Songs of summer

"Love Me Je Je," from the Tems album Born in the Wild, is one of our summer song picks. Bet Bettencourt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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S.O.S.: Songs of summer

These aren't the big bangers and Top 40 hits designed to capitalize on the typical summer vibes. We instead play the songs that feel like summer or say summer to us.

S.O.S.: Songs of summer

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Thursday

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Music

This summer's music charts are dominated by pop girl underdogs

We look at the songs from fresh, female artists that are making this summer's best bops.

This summer's music charts are dominated by pop girl underdogs

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Friday

Charli XCX and Lorde sure did make the internet go crazy
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Perspective

It's Been a Minute

Charli XCX and Lorde sure did make the internet go crazy

The internet freaked out when Charli XCX and Lorde revealed - and put to rest - their pop girl rivalry on Charli's "Girl, so confusing" remix. That same day, Brandy and Monica seemed to settle their decades long feud when they appeared on the remix of Ariana Grande's version of "The Boy is Mine." But while the pop girls are healing, a lot of fans still seem to want blood - can this music heal us? To break it all down, Brittany is joined by NPR Music Editor Hazel Cills, and Pop Pantheon podcast host, DJ Louie XIV.

Charli XCX and Lorde sure did make the internet go crazy

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Friday

Music Lists

Here are the gems of this week's new music releases

Our colleagues at NPR Music have been sifting through all of this week's new releases, bringing you the gems on their weekly New Music Friday podcast.

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY - JUNE 21st

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: The best albums out June 21

The first half of 2024 has been stuffed with blockbuster albums, and as we reach the midpoint of the year, we've got one more to add to the list. On this week's episode of New Music Friday from All Songs Considered, Hazel Cills and Anamaria Sayre discuss the new album from the breakout star of the Mexican Regional movement. Peso Pluma's new Éxodo sees the singer branching out with new sounds and new collaborators.

New Music Friday: The best albums out June 21

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Tuesday

The best songs of 2024 (so far)

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The best songs of 2024 (so far)

With the first half of the year almost behind us, we hit pause to reflect on some of the best tracks we've gotten so far, from Chappell Roan, Brittany Howard, Pedro The Lion and more.

The best songs of 2024 (so far)

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Friday

New Music Friday: The best albums out June 7

Kaytranada's new album, Timeless, is out Friday. Jevi Emir/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out June 7

NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Hazel Cills shepherd you through the many huge albums out today, including new records by Kaytranada, Charli XCX and so much more.

New Music Friday: The best albums out June 7

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