Now that spring break is over, it’s officially countdown time to graduation. To cope with my varying emotions about growing older and entering a new era of my life, I’ve been curating a graduation ...

From Gustav Mahler to Lady Gaga, a peek into Lindsay’s past 12 months in music. It’s time for one of my favorite annual Amplifier traditions: the songs that explain my year. Consider it a musical ...

All the best music streaming services have one thing in common: they enable you to endlessly tailor your listening experience to suit your tastes – and for me, curating my Spotify playlists has become ...

Spotify playlists are a surprisingly big part of my life. I make a handful of new, curated, choreographed ones for the spin ...

While I may consume more media than the average person, it always excites me when there’s an artist I don’t recognize in a movie. From one self-proclaimed soundtrack scavenger to another potential ...

I wanted to finish this final 2025 wrap-up before New Year’s Eve, but moving playlists between services is still horrible.

My Spotify Premium subscription unlocked a new personal hobby the past two years: making playlists. The time I spend listening to music has spiked this year. With everything I do — walking to class, ...

It's hard to believe 2025 is almost halfway over; it truly feels like I blinked, and January jumped into June. From the biggest songs in the world to rising artists across multiple genres, the ...

When you think of holiday music, Thanksgiving probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But since it's a time for reflection and gratitude, we asked NPR listeners to tell us about a song they ...

These Thanksgiving songs set the perfect mood for spending a meaningful day with family and friends When it comes to holiday music, Christmas tunes tend to get all of the glory, but don’t count out ...

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