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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 ...

Olivia Rodrigo’s next era officially begins with her new song, “drop dead,” the first single from her upcoming third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. Watch the accompanying music ...

Olivia Rodrigo is pining hard on “Drop Dead,” the lead single from her highly-anticipated album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. “Drop Dead” opens with fluttery synths, as Rodrigo sings, “I ...

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Tom Waits‘ first new original music in 15 years is “Boots on the Ground,” a vividly gruesome indictment of wars both foreign and domestic that he recorded with Massive Attack (for their first new ...

A legendary rock band is back with new music under a fake name. The comeback was first teased with posters around London featuring the name “The Cockroaches.” The pseudonym was previously used in 1977 ...

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