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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 ...

Spraying a fast-drying clear coat onto a vehicle at Flow Lexus in Kernersville, N.C. There’s an iron law in the paint business: The faster it dries, the worse it looks. But then AI took a crack at it.

Your calendar is packed—work, family, life—but you still want to log consistent mileage. Here’s the good news: you don’t need more hours, just faster paces. By focusing on speed gains, you’ll be able ...

The waiting is the hardest part, when it comes to some recording artists. And if a lot of them come through on their promises, threats or hints of delivering new material in 2026, it will be like a ...

We’re back with another “worst of” list. On Monday, we picked the worst songs of the year. You’ll see some repeats here, but there are a few new entrants who made some woefully disappointing or ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Metacritic has unveiled its annual rankings of the best albums of the year, highlighting a diverse and genre-spanning collection of critically acclaimed releases. From ...

Critic’s 2025 Top 10 centers on women artists; S.G. Goodman to Staples. Selected albums emphasize loss, reconciliation and small-town introspection. Range spans gospel, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz ...

In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...