Erykah Badu is heading to town on Sept. 11with the producer the Alchemist. It’s to support their upcoming album, which is out on Aug. 28—but still doesn’t have a name! Maybe the name of an album isn’t even important anymore… who knows! We do have a new single from the project called “Witch Doctor,” which kicks off the show today, plus new music from Dana and Alden, the Womack Sisters and lots more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for August 18, 2026

• “Witch Doctor” — Erykah Badu & The Alchemist
• “Goin’ Home (Remix)” — McCoy Tyner
• “Les ‘Là-bas'” — Henri Texier
• “Moon & I (feat. Céline Dessberg)” — Azekel
• “El Gaucho (feat. Marcos Valle, Mirella Costa & Zaza Desiderio)” — Dana and Alden
• “All Blues” — Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown
• “Troupeau bleu” — Cortex
• “You Ain’t the Problem” — Michael Kiwanuka
• “Sunshine Kisses” — Sabine McCalla
• “If I Let You” — The Womack Sisters
• “Shadows From Nowhere” — Blue Gas
• “Blue Shadows (feat. Karen O)” — The Avalanches
• “Keep It To Yourself” — Love Spells
• “Star Blanket River Child” — Brightblack Morning Light
• “Computer Love” — Romare
• “In Loving Memory” — Gabriels
• “Carry Me Higher (Elite Mix) [10 Inch Version]” — The Blessed Madonna, Joy Anonymous & Danielle Ponder
• “Puaj” — Salin
• “Ya Banat” — Kazdoura
• “Shmaali شمالي” — Yasmine Hamdan
• “She Will” — Savages
• “Hand Me A Cigarette” — Twisted Teens
• “Believe” — Benjamin Booker
• “Waiting on the Right Time” — Thee Sacred Souls
• “free fall” — berlioz
• “Love Is Stronger Than Pride (Ian Fink cover)” — Sade
• “The World Is a Ghetto (Laroye Rework)” — George Benson
• “Home is Where The Hatred Is (feat. Lisa Fischer) [Main]” — Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega
• “Please Forgive My Heart” — Bobby Womack
• “A Couple Minutes (A COLORS SHOW)” — Olivia Dean

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, music from the late Glen Hansard from his solo catalog. Also, classic August album releases from The Supremes, Beyonce, Bootsy, Boston and more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for August 1, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Leave A Light On” – Dervish ft. Glen Hansard
• “The Light (4 PM)” – Cautious Clay
• “Sick Of The Times” – THAO ft. TuneYards, The Linda Lindas
• “If I Let You” – The Womack Sisters
• “When It’s Right, It’s Right” – Nick Behnan
• “Stretching Out (In A Rubber Band)” – Bootsy Collins (August 1976)
• “The Boy In The Bubble” – Paul Simon (August 1986)
• “If Your Girl Only Knew” – Aaliyah (August 1996)
• “Wake Up Everybody” – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
• “Technopagans” – Jesse Welles
• “Winning Streak” – Glen Hansard

HOUR TWO:

• “Rock And Roll Band” – Boston (August 1976)
• “Ring The Alarm” – Beyonce (August 2006)
• “You Can’t Hurry Love” – The Supremes (August 1966)
• “Big Man On Mulberry Street” – Billy Joel (August 1986)
• “I Don’t Understand” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Cigarette Curls” – Beth Orton
• “Your Love Is Electric” – Leon Bridges
• “But, Nvm” – Baby Rose
• “Yes We Can Can” – The Pointer Sisters
• “This Land Is Your Land” – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
• “All You Fonies” – Dropkick Murphys
• “Say It To Me Now” – Glen Hansard
• “Roll On Slow” – Glen Hansard

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we introduce you to Detroit artists Ayla Ottenbreit, plus a new cover from Detroit favorite Jill Jack!

Also this week, new work released from The Womack Sisters, The Rolling Stones, Taj Mahal and Ziggy Marley… And there’s the (just announced) Sonic Lunch series coming to Ann Arbor this summer, and a fun Yacht Rock event on the Detroit River June 7!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for May 9, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Chauffeur” – The Womack Sisters
• “You’re The Man” – Brother Wallace
• “Lie” – ROZZI
• “In The Stars” – The Rolling Stones
• “Slow Learning” – Aylah Ottenbreit
• “It’s A Shame” – Aaron Frazer
• “It’s A Shame” – The (Detroit) Spinners
• “It’s A Shame” – First Aid Kit
• “Show You The Way” – Thundercat
• “Nightshift” – The Commodores
• “Freaking Out” – Michigander (Sonic Lunch 2026)
• “Ready Set Go” – Grace Potter (Sonic Lunch 2026)
• “Chicago” – Mavis Staples (Sonic Lunch 2026)

HOUR TWO:

• “Soulshine” – Jill Jack
• “Senses” – Arlo Parks ft. Sampha
• “Spirit 2.0” – Sampha
• “Doom Mood” – Pearl & The Oysters
• “Yell Fire” – Michael Franti
• “Are You One Of Us” – Rodney Crowell ft. Guy Clark
• “Talkin’ Blues” – Taj Mahal ft. Ziggy Marley
• “Big Stick” – MUNA
• “The Payoff” – Father John Misty
• “Only You Do” – GoldFord
• “Darwin Derby” – Vulfpeck

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we’re celebrating Record Store Day by doing the show live in a record store! It’s an all-vinyl show, featuring vintage and brand new discs, live from Third Man Records in the Cass Corridor!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for April 18, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground” – The White Stripes (live at WDET 1999)
• “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag” – James Brown
• “1999” – Charli XCX
• “Little Plastic Castles” – Ani Difranco
• “In The Stone” – Earth Wind & Fire
  
• “Some Other Guy” – The Hentchmen (Third Man Records customer purchase)
  
• “Get On The Right Track Baby” – Ray Charles
• “George Clinton Got In My Car” – The Howling Diablos
• “Can You Get To That” – Funkadelic
• “Looking At You” – MC5
• “Make You Better” – The Decemberists
• “If You Want Me” – The Womack Sisters
• “Let’s Rock” – Barrett Strong
  

• “Atlantic City” – The City Lines
• “On The Northline” – Frontier Ruckus
• “Hurtin’ On The Bottle” – Margo Price
• “Long Gone Lonesome Blues” – Sheryl Crow
• “Talk To Me Nice” – Tinashe
• “Tribute To Mississippi Fred McDowell” – Bonnie Raitt
• “Paint This Town” – Old Crow Medicine Show (Third Man Records customer purchase)
• “Lizzie” – Starcrawler (Third Man Records customer purchase)
• “Rock You Up” – The Romantics
• “Paradise” – Sade
• “Lookin’ Back” – Bob Seger
  
• “I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It” – Stevie Wonder
  

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org