The Weeknd

Don Data's favorite albums of 2022 include selections by Soul Glo, Kendrick Lamar, Sudan Archives and more.

Raina Douris, the host of World Cafe from WXPN in Philadelphia, shares her favorite listens from the year.

In 2022, R&B rediscovered its place in the club, pushed into the outer reaches of space, found and lost love (as always) and relished the beauty of the Black experience.

Right now, men singing in high voices are really popular: Think Usher, Adam Levine, Jason Derulo or The Weeknd, which is up for seven Grammys this year. NPR's Neda Ulaby tries to understand why.

Kendrick Lamar scored 11 nominations and Taylor Swift was nominated for seven awards, including album, song and record of the year. The Weeknd also received seven nominations.