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All glory to Tina Turner for smashing her “I Can’t Stand the Rain” cover in 1985, but today I lay all my flowers at the feet of Ann Peebles—whose performance in 1973 powered the decade’s Memphis soul ...

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From BLACKPINK to P1Harmony and BTS' ARIRANG standouts, see which song takes the take spots. From experimental electro-pop bops to Baile funk bangers and even an interpolation of Korea’s most famous ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

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Dear 2026: You seem pretty rad, for a year so potentially in malaise. At least, that’s the way we feel every time we turn off the news and turn on the music that takes us away from all that. The best ...