Cover Story
★ underscores, underground hero — The Fader
Criticism
★ “Lo que le pasó a Hawaii” — Pitchfork
★ Bad Bunny conquered the world, but he wants to save Puerto Rico – The Washington Post
★ What Is Kim Petras Doing? — Vulture
★ 2charm, star scum city — Pitchfork
★ It's All Love on Rauw Alejandro’s ‘Cosa Nuestra’ — Rolling Stone
★ The misplaced promise of Kim Petras — NPR Music
★ Circuit des Yeux, Halo on the Inside — Pitchfork
★ Jack Harlow wants to be legendary. His new album proves he's still finding his voice — NPR Music
★ MILF Manor Is the Worst Thing I Watched This Year — Vulture
★ Kali Uchis, “Moonlight” — Pitchfork
★ Girlpool and Let's Eat Grandma explore the inherent grief of growing up — NPR Music
★ Is Ice Spice’s Munchkin Dunkin’ Drink the Next Grimace Shake? — Vulture
★ 100 gecs, “Hey Big Man” — Pitchfork
Reporting
★ 'I love selling out': Charli XCX on the volatile pop of 'Crash' — NPR Music
★ The Sounds of Science — The Bitter Southerner
★ How a New Generation of Rappers Built Argentina’s Daring D.I.Y Movement — Rolling Stone
★ The Rise of the Sped-Up Remix — Vulture
★ How 'I Saw the TV Glow' made a 'teen angst classic' soundtrack for the ages — NPR Music
★ Vampires, reggaeton, Hollywood glamour: Get to know Isabella Lovestory — De Los, Los Angeles Times
★ Of Course Jai Paul’s Coachella Set Was Mysterious — Vulture
★ Argentine club queen Six Sex wants you to get free— De Los, Los Angeles Times
★ Porter Robinson Is Addicted to Fame — Vulture
★ Everything We Hope Bad Bunny Does During His Super Bowl Performance – Vulture
★ Estonia’s Eurovision Star Wants to Compete With JoJo Siwa — Vulture
★ The Art of Flow With DJ Jazzy Jeff — Vulture
★ Don’t Even Think of Making Jhayco Write in a Studio — Vulture
★ The Secret ABBA Influence on Magdalena Bay’s New Album — Vulture
★ Helado Negro creates his own world on the cosmic 'Far In' — NPR Music
★ Lady Gaga Loves Her Pequeños Monstruos — Vulture
★ For 100 Gecs, This Is What Sincerity Sounds Like — Vulture
★ Empress Of Is Making ‘Sad Songs You Can Shake Ass To’ — Vulture
★ Did Frank Ocean Even Want to Be at Coachella? — Vulture
★ The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Coachella 2025 — Vulture
★ The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Rolling Loud California 2024 — Vulture
★ The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Coachella 2023 — Vulture
★ Vince McMahon Retires From WWE Amid Investigation — Vulture
Essays
★ How I Found My Fat Trans Guy Swag — Them
★ Los Espookys Was a Blessing — Vulture
★ T-boy swag: Claiming space where trans people feel we don't inherently belong — NPR
★ I Found Mi Gente at Coachella — Vulture
#NowPlaying
★ RuPaul, 'Smile' — NPR Music
★ Charli XCX (feat. Rina Sawayama), 'Beg for You' — NPR Music
★ Jesy (feat. Nicki Minaj), 'Boyz' — NPR Music
★ Lady Gaga, 'Hold My Hand' — NPR Music
★ Demi Lovato, 'Skin of My Teeth' — NPR Music
★ Lana Del Rey, 'Arcadia' — NPR Music
★ crushed, 'waterlily' — NPR Music
★ Allison Lorenzen & Midwife, 'Glycerine' — NPR Music
★ BabyTron, 'Emperor of the Universe' — NPR Music
★ Jack Harlow, 'First Class' — NPR Music
★ Tim Heidecker, 'Buddy' — NPR Music
★ Yung Lean (feat. FKA twigs), 'Bliss' — NPR Music
★ Varg2™ & Bladee, 'SHINIE' — NPR Music
★ Christina Aguilera, Becky G and Nicki Nicole (feat. Nathy Peluso), 'Pa Mis Muchachas' — NPR Music
★ 100 gecs, 'mememe' — NPR Music
★ KIRARA, 'HRT' — NPR Music
★ Slayyyter (feat. Big Freedia), 'Stupid Boy' — NPR Music
★ Merlyn Wood & CONNIE, 'S.Y.K.' — NPR Music
★ umru (feat. Tommy Cash & 645AR), 'check1' — NPR Music
★ Injury Reserve, 'Outside' — NPR Music
★ Lady Gaga, 'Babylon (Bree Runway & Jimmy Edgar Remix)' — NPR Music
★ Injury Reserve, 'Knees' — NPR Music
★ Elton John & Dua Lipa, 'Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)' — NPR Music
★ Bark Bark Disco, 'Borderline' — NPR Music
★ The Weeknd, 'Take My Breath' — NPR Music
★ Violet Chachki And Allie X, 'Mistress Violet' — NPR Music
★ Madonna, 'Open Your Heart (Extended Version)' — NPR Music
★ Lil Nas X, 'INDUSTRY BABY' — NPR Music
★ City Girls, 'Twerkulator' — NPR Music
★ J Balvin & Skrillex, 'In Da Getto' — NPR Music
★ Turnstile, 'Holiday' — NPR Music
★ Tyler, The Creator, 'Lumberjack' — NPR Music
★ Kylie Minogue, 'Marry The Night' — NPR Music
Year-End Blurbs
★ De Los Picks: 10 best albums by Latino artists in 2025 – De Los, Los Angeles Times
★ De Los Picks: 20 best songs by Latino artists in 2025 – De Los, Los Angeles Times
★ The 100 Best Songs of 2025 – Pitchfork
★ The 100 Best Albums of 2024 — Rolling Stone
★ The 50 Best Latin Albums of 2024 — Rolling Stone
★ The 25 Best Spanish-Language Songs of 2024 — Rolling Stone
★ NPR Music's 100 Best Songs of 2022— NPR Music
★ NPR Music's 36 Favorite Albums of 2022 (So Far)— NPR Music
★ NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far) — NPR Music
★ The Best Latin Music of 2021 — NPR Music
★ The Best Electronic Music of 2021 — NPR Music
★ NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2021 — NPR Music
★ NPR Music's 100 Best Songs Of 2021 — NPR Music
★ NPR Music 2021 Staff Picks: Reanna Cruz — NPR Music
Other
★ Nicki Nicole: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert — NPR Music
★ Diamante Eléctrico: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert — NPR Music
★ J Balvin: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert — NPR Music
★ How Sexy Is Sampling Right Said Fred’s ‘I’m Too Sexy’? — Vulture
★ Chaotic Good: 30 bangers to keep that summer energy going — NPR Music
★ Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Pom Pom Squad — NPR Music
★ Imagine Trying to (HBO) Max and Chill With a Pickle Rick AVI — Vulture
★ The 23 Best TV Shows to Stream As You’re Falling Asleep — Vulture