Spring preview 2024 : All Songs Considered
1 year ago

Spring preview 2024 : All Songs Considered

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Spring preview 2024 toggle caption Devyn Galindo/Courtesy of the artist Not long after we shared our picks for 2024's most anticipated albums, two big announcements blew it all up: Beyoncé's act ii, due out March 29, and Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department, scheduled for April 19. Now we're back with our spring preview, and while we'll have plenty more on both those albums later, on this week's show, we share our picks for some of the other amazing releases on the way, from Vampire Weekend's Only God Was Above Us and Yaya Bey's Ten Fold to Metz's Up On Gravity Hill to a solo release from Portishead's Beth Gibbons, Waxahatchee's Tigers Blood and more. Sponsor Message Hear The Songs Raina Douris, host of WXPN's World Cafe, joins NPR Music editor Sheldon Pearce and host Robin Hilton to talk about spring 2024's super-stacked release schedule. We dive in even deeper over here, where we run down Taylor, Bey and 50 other albums due out before June 20.

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2025's most-anticipated albums : All Songs Considered
2 months, 1 week ago

2025's most-anticipated albums : All Songs Considered

NPR  

2025's most-anticipated albums toggle caption Cody Critcheloe/Courtesy of the artist If Marshall Allen can wait 100 years to release his debut solo album, we can wait a few weeks into January to do our preview of 2025's most-anticipated albums. Samia: "Bovine Excision," from Bloodless More officially announced 2025 albums: • Anna B Savage: You & i are Earth • Central …

Taylor Swift fans go wilds as they speculate popstar will drop a surprise album this Friday
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Taylor Swift fans go wilds as they speculate popstar will drop a surprise album this Friday

Daily Mail  

Music fans are speculating an A-list popstar will release a surprise album this Friday after both Shawn Mendes and Joe Jonas have delayed their album releases. Taylor Swift fans suspect that Reputation could be dropping this Friday October 18, while others think Taylor's ex-boyfriend Harry Styles could be releasing a new album. As both Shawn Mendes and Joe Jonas have …

Taylor Swift is back at No. 1, for her lucky 13th week
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Taylor Swift is back at No. 1, for her lucky 13th week

NPR  

Taylor Swift is back at No. 1, for her lucky 13th week toggle caption Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images This week’s look at the pop charts finds Taylor Swift back at the top of the Billboard 200 for a 13th nonconsecutive week — a sign of both her staying power and a dearth of major new releases. TOP ALBUMS Last week, the …

Taylor Swift is already working on new music for 2025 and has plans to tour AGAIN in 2026 - despite being slammed as 'gross' by fatigued fans for releasing 30-PLUS versions of The Tortured Poets Depar
9 months ago

Taylor Swift is already working on new music for 2025 and has plans to tour AGAIN in 2026 - despite being slammed as 'gross' by fatigued fans for releasing 30-PLUS versions of The Tortured Poets Depar

Daily Mail  

Taylor Swift has had an incredibly hectic year - between her 152-date Eras Tour and the release of The Tortured Poets Department - but that has not stopped her from already working on new music, which insiders now say could be released as early as next year. Taylor Swift is already working on new music for a 2025 release – …

Who will have the 2024 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Who will have the 2024 song of the summer? We offer some predictions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Since the beginning of time or, at least, pop music, only a few have earned the designation of “song of the summer.” These are the earworms that lodge deep into the brain, pushing past genre preferences and reminding listeners: A hit is a hit. Past champion: “You’re Still the One,” Shania Twain Diss song of the summer: …

Who will have the 2024 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Who will have the 2024 song of the summer? We offer some predictions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Past champion: “You’re Still the One,” Shania Twain Diss …

The 24 best songs of 2024 so far
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The 24 best songs of 2024 so far

LA Times  

Among the best songs of the year so far are tracks by Beyoncé, clockwise from left, Kendrick Lamar, Laci Kaye Booth, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Xavi. Beyoncé, “II Hands II Heaven” Months after “Cowboy Carter’s” release, this sprawling yet intricate electro-country fantasia still feels like it’s revealing itself. Laci Kaye Booth, “Cigarettes” A song about thwarted ambition that should …

Taylor Swift performs title song from The Tortured Poets Department live for the FIRST TIME as she wraps up Eras Tour stop in Portugal
10 months ago

Taylor Swift performs title song from The Tortured Poets Department live for the FIRST TIME as she wraps up Eras Tour stop in Portugal

Daily Mail  

Taylor Swift has finally given her first live performance of the title song from her new album The Tortured Poets Department. Taylor Swift gave her first live performance of the title song from her new album The Tortured Poets Department in Lisbon on Saturday; pictured in the Portuguese capital on Friday Taylor was decked out in a bright orange dip …

Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’
11 months, 1 week ago

Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artist who — at the peak of her powers — has spent the last few years re-recording her life’s work and …

New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19 : All Songs Considered
11 months, 1 week ago

New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19 : All Songs Considered

NPR  

New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills dig into Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department,' which hit streaming services last night, and share a handful of other new albums out Friday, …

Taylor Swift teases 'timetable' for her highly-anticipated new album The Tortured Poets Department and reveals music video release details
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Taylor Swift teases 'timetable' for her highly-anticipated new album The Tortured Poets Department and reveals music video release details

Daily Mail  

Taylor Swift has revealed the 'timetable' for her highly-anticipated new album The Tortured Poets Department. Taylor Swift has revealed the 'timetable' for her highly-anticipated new album The Tortured Poets Department Swifties are patiently waiting for Friday April 19 for the release - and now the Style hitmaker, 34, has teased more details for the day The camera then leads viewers …

Taylor Swift to tease four surprise acoustic songs from Eras Tour film on GMA this week
1 year ago

Taylor Swift to tease four surprise acoustic songs from Eras Tour film on GMA this week

Hindustan Times  

After wrapping up her multiple sold-out Eras Tour shows in Singapore over the weekend, Taylor Swift kicked off a brand new week with a special announcement. In a social media post on Monday, March 11, the 34-year-old singer revealed that she will tease four surprise acoustic songs from Eras Tour this week on Good Morning America. Taylor Swift has a …

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie coming to streaming with five extra songs
1 year, 1 month ago

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie coming to streaming with five extra songs

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert …

Who will have the 2023 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
1 year, 9 months ago

Who will have the 2023 song of the summer? We offer some predictions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Past champion: “Break My Soul” …

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19 : All Songs Considered
1 year, 10 months ago

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19 : All Songs Considered

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19 toggle caption Lucas Creighton The rapper Aminé and producer and DJ KAYTRANADA drop their highly anticipated joint project KAYTRAMINÉ this week, a free-wheeling, feel-good party album just in time for summer. Sponsor Message Hear The Songs We've also got a profoundly moving new album from Paul Simon, Kesha's Gag Order, …

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 5 : All Songs Considered
2 years, 7 months ago

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 5 : All Songs Considered

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 5 toggle caption Chris Parsons/Courtesy of the artist Doechii's latest release, she / her / black bitch is both provocative and alluring, with explicit take-downs, fearless swagger and, by the end of the record, a feel-good chillout at the club. Hear The Songs NPR Music's Ann Powers joins Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras …

New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 29 : All Songs Considered
2 years, 8 months ago

New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 29 : All Songs Considered

NPR  

New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 29 toggle caption Mason Poole/Parkwood Entertainment After years of speculation, a flurry of prerelease rumors and reported leaks, Beyoncé's Renaissance is finally here. We've also got a monstrously good album from Maggie Rogers today, a head-spinning, jazz-adjacent debut from DOMI & JD Beck, a gorgeous, self-titled release from the Brooklyn band …

Yet another Taylor Swift quarantine album this year? Fans are losing their minds
4 years, 3 months ago

Yet another Taylor Swift quarantine album this year? Fans are losing their minds

LA Times  

This is me trying to keep up with Taylor Swift in 2020: On Thursday morning, the “Cardigan” hitmaker announced plans to release her second surprise album of 2020, less than six months after she similarly dropped her critically acclaimed quarantine collection “Folklore” without warning. “Where’d Taylor Swift get the motivation to record two albums and re record her previous songs …

Taylor Swift fans are already freaking out about her surprise new album
4 years, 8 months ago

Taylor Swift fans are already freaking out about her surprise new album

LA Times  

It’s a good day to be a Swiftie. Global pop phenom Taylor Swift has announced that her eighth studio album, “Folklore,” will debut at 9 p.m. Pacific tonight. She also released a track list of 16 songs, including “Exile,” featuring Bon Iver, “The 1,” “Cardigan” and “The Last Great American Dynasty.” “Most of the things I had planned for the …

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