Courtney Barnett Tells Us How She Really Feels
The singer-songwriter has been called Australia's answer to Bob Dylan.
Music & Culture
Kendrick Lamar's 'Power'-Ful TV Acting Debut Has Been Years In The Making
After his star turn on 'Power', the cinematic sweep of Lamar's music videos deserve a revisit.
The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+
This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.
Women Are The Fabric Of 21st Century Pop
Our new canon is a celebration of the women and non-binary musicians shaping the sound of this century, and an attempt to interrupt the history-making process before it's calcified by the status quo.
Tuck & Patti, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2018
The jazz duo opened its set with "Heaven Right Here," one of the early '90s tunes that had Tuck and Patti on the charts and all over jazz radio.
Flasher: Tiny Desk Concert
The precise serrations of Washington, D.C. band Flasher get softened for a visit to the Tiny Desk — their vocals, normally side-by-side rushing electric instruments, get the center stage treatment.
The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+
This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.
TV Series Examines The Significance Of Trayvon Martin's Death
A series from the Paramount Network shows how the shooting death of Trayvon Martin six years ago gave rise to the Black Lives Matter movement, and an examination of Florida's "stand your ground law."
Turning The Tables 2018 Shows The 'Change Within Tradition'
Ann Powers talks about curating NPR Music's new list of the 200 greatest songs of the 21st century by women and non-binary artists.
The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+
This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.