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  • Kylie Minogue's <em>Golden </em>is among the best new albums out on Apr. 6.
    New Music Friday: April 6
    Hear a quick run thru some of the best full-albums out today, including the scorching punk of Dark Times, rap phenom Cardi B, pop singer Kylie Minogue's country turn, Hop Along, Wye Oak and more.
  • Teenage Dreams and Divine Wonder: Carrie Brownstein's Top 5 Driving Songs
    Summer road trips are a time for both celebration and meditation. There's an urgent need to be free and explore, while also blocking out the rest of the world and getting lost in wistful daydreams. For Carrie Brownstein, former guitarist for Sleater-Kinney and host of NPR's Monitor Mix blog, nothing captures those moments better than these five songs.
  • Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 2 Featuring Brittany Howard
    Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Brittany Howard watched their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discussed what made these videos stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
  • Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 4 Featuring Quinn Christopherson
    Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Quinn Christopherson (winner of the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest) watched their favorites 2020 entries and discussed what made them stand out.
  • Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 1 Featuring Bobby Carter
    Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Bobby Carter will watch their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discuss what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
  • A Lot to Learn from 'Judy at Carnegie Hall'
    Singer and entertainer Rufus Wainwright will perform at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday in tribute to Judy Garland's legendary performance there in 1961. Musician and Day to Day contributor David Was listened again to the album recorded at that performance 45 years ago, Judy at Carnegie Hall, and says today's artists have a lot to learn from Garland.
  • Clockwise from upper left: Early photo of My Bloody Valentine, Grouper, The Knife, Ballake Sissoko.
    New Music From The Knife, Four Tet And (Oh Yeah) My Bloody Valentine
    Our latest weekly mix includes songs from some of the year's most anticipated new albums, including the long-awaited My Bloody Valentine record, and an epic electronic jam from The Knife. We've also got new music from Four Tet, Cloud Cult, Malian kora player Ballake Sissoko and more!
  • Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 5 Featuring Tarik Moody
    Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Radio Milwaukee's Tarik Moody watched their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discussed what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
  • Casey Kasem was the original host American Top 40, which premiered 50 years ago this week.
    50 Years Ago, Casey Kasem Began Counting Down The Hits On American Top 40
    Casey Kasem started counting down the top 40 hits 50 years ago this weekend. The radio program "American Top 40" would become an enduring cultural document of the country's listening habits.
  • Under the Influence of Giants' members are savvy enough to span multiple eras of popular music.
    Three Decades of Pop Music, Colliding at Once
    "In the Clouds" practically bursts with infectious energy, spilling over with disco beats and Vocoder-enhanced backing vocals, while singer Aaron Bruno unleashes a mean falsetto, evoking a younger and hipper Barry Gibb. The result is a fun, sexy anthem that shimmies with a cool confidence.
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