This week also saw saw new music from Jessie Reyez, Lizzo, Sienna Spiro and more.

Kacey Musgraves. American Football. Tori Amos. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Jewly Hight from WPLN in Nashville about their favorite albums out Friday, May 1. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round.

Denver doom metallers announced a new album with an epic single, wild rockers dropped a raging record, and more from this month.

Is new music on the horizon from Morgan Wallen? It’s hard to imagine an artist having a better year than Morgan Wallen had in 2025. Riding the highs of his fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, the Tennessee native broke all sorts of records.

Noah Kahan. Kehlani. The return of Metric. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with DJ Llu from Vermont Public about their favorite albums out Friday, April 24. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round.

Although Post Malone's Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2 kicked off last month, the artist is clocking some studio time before getting back on the road.

May is here, which means spring is finally in full swing – and right on cue, we’ve got a ton of great music dropping this week as folks get outside and get into the first weekend of the month. Cinco De Mayo is right around the corner–as is Mother’s Day–so there will be a lot of get-togethers.

Vince Staples, JPEGMAFIA, NAV, Quavo, and more lead a packed week of new hip-hop singles.