The Problem With The Grammys Is Not A Problem We Can Fix
Adele broke her Grammy award in half Sunday night. It might have seemed like the careless act of someone with plenty to spare; the 28-year-old powerhouse vocalist has 15 of the music industry's most...
View ArticleBittersweet Little Rock And Roller
When Chuck Berry died last week, the music-loving world rose to acknowledge his status as, in Bob Dylan's words, the Shakespeare of rock and roll. The man was 90; people were ready. Jon Pareles, chief...
View ArticleHear Chris Stapleton's First Single From His Forthcoming Album
Not much in contemporary music rivals standing under a roof with Chris Stapleton and his band as they raise it in honor of American music. Stapleton ascended to stardom after sweeping the 2016 CMA...
View ArticleHear The Nominees For This Year's Americana Awards On World Cafe
The nominations are in for the 16th annual Americana Awards , to be held Sept. 13 in Nashville as the signature event of AmericanaFest — and in at least one category, they tell a tale of how this...
View ArticleStyles Of The Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN4ooNx77u0 The architects of teen idoldom have always known that more than music, though perhaps less than good orthodontic work, the clothes make the boy. The shirt of...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Shania Twain Announces Her First Album In 15 Years With A...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QywbFhmmr3s Maybe contemporary country music will make sense again, now that Shania Twain is back to set the record straight. The 51-year-old, Canadian-born Queen of...
View ArticleAlabama Shakes' Brittany Howard Has A New Band: Bermuda Triangle
A mysterious photograph appeared across various social media platforms Monday morning, depicting three dashing women — two in cowboy hats, one holding a pair of spectacles — lounging at a wooden table...
View ArticleKesha Annihilates Authenticity
Midway through last night's set at the venerable Ryman Auditorium, Kesha Sebert stood at center stage in a Stetson and a bespangled Gunne Sax-style minidress, armed with a Winchester-style rifle...
View ArticleSongs That Say 'Me Too'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1aycS7_P-M Content advisory: The videos and language below contain strong language and may be offensive to some. For the past two days women have overwhelmed social...
View ArticleHow Jim Burns Transformed American Pop Music
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today we're remembering a man who transformed American pop music. Jim Burns was not a well-known musician himself. He created the program "MTV...
View ArticleLive Blog: 2018 Grammy Awards
This is NPR Music's live blog of the 2018 Grammy Awards. The telecast of the awards show is scheduled to run from 7:30 until 11:00 p.m. ET. We'll be here the whole time, updating this post with every...
View ArticleJanelle Monáe Teases Dystopic, Afro-Futurist Emotion Picture 'Dirty Computer'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9k89DYdHKQ Who in the pop world but Janelle Monae could pack dystopian Afro-Futurism, sleek runway style, action sequences, club hotness and tender love into thirty...
View ArticleAt The Oscars, Two Best Song Nominees Delivered On The Form's Cinematic...
In the movies, songs often signify absence, or distance, a gap difficult to fill through plotting or dialogue. Entering the space between desire and communion, bondage and freedom, or grief and...
View ArticleTurning The Tables: The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women (As Chosen By You)
The results are in for the first-ever NPR Turning the Tables readers' poll, and they send a strong message to anyone fancying themselves a cultural justice warrior in 2018. It is this: check your...
View ArticleWeezer Covers Toto's 'Africa,' Taking Us Deep Into The Internet's Heart Of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4c7EE8_IX0 Tuesday morning, unequivocal proof finally arrived that Humpty Dumpty is the true consciousness of the Internet. Remember what the giant egg told Alice in...
View ArticleRemembering Aretha Franklin
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: We are heartbroken to report this morning that the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has died at the age of 76 years old. Ann Powers is with me now....
View ArticleMourning From The Ground Up: Aretha's Funeral Is Part Of A Joyful American...
The Detroit Free Press issued a stern directive to fans and would-be Instagram influencers gathering this week to commemorate Aretha Franklin in her hometown. "Remember," admonished staffer (and...
View ArticleHear Prince's Intimate Home Recording Of The Song '17 Days'
Prince is everything. Yes, I'm using a meme-ably meaningless phrase to describe the most fascinating artist to reign during my lifetime, but it's nearly factual for the Purple One: the intense...
View ArticleChaka Khan, Graham Nash Among Performers Celebrating Joni Mitchell's 75th...
It's easy to love, worship and seek to emulate Joni Mitchell – but it's not so easy to pay proper tribute to her. That's why celebrations centered on her music are so fun. They challenge each...
View ArticleHear Al Green's First New Recording In Nearly A Decade
The Reverend Al Green has long showed music lovers what it means to be blessed by the presence of a great voice. That is, Green's sporadic relationship with the music world beyond the Full Gospel...
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