New Music Friday: The best albums out July 19

Olivia Rodrigo. Pussy Riot. Hayley Kiyoko. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco about their favorite albums out Friday, June 12. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.The Starti ...  Show more

Ruben Ramos' life story mirrors the history of what we now know as Tejano music. His family's musical roots in Texas go back to 1918, and as a boy he was brought into the family bands, first as a drummer and then as a vocalist. He's been playing big band-inflected Tejano music no ...  Show more

Our digital mailbag continues to overflow with tons of new music from every corner of the Spanish-speaking world. Yet even as we update our weekly playlists on both Spotify and Apple Music, we still have tracks that we think you need to hear. On this week's show, Anamaria Sayre a ...  Show more

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This week’s show features a few brand new up and coming releases on WALL Recordings: NLW’s ‘Home’ which is due out July 15th. La Fuente & Apster’s ‘Stickup’ releasing on July 22nd and KIIDA’s remix of ‘HEY’ from Fais ft. Afrojack out NOW! We also rewind back to 2009 with this wee ...  Show more

Once again Afrojack is delivering the freshest and hottest new music from around the world. Over the course of the next hour you’ll be hearing tunes from artists such as: Migos, Major Lazer, Florian Picasso, Marshmello and Afrojack's new one called ‘Wave Your Flag’.