The best bands we saw at SXSW 2025
Public radio stations were on the ground in Austin for this year's SXSW Music festival.
Music & Culture
Playboi Carti, a rap superstar who's never acted like one
MUSIC is the elusive rapper's first album in five years, but his presence has loomed heavy over hip-hop — and the fanbase whose ears he retuned for extremity.
Jesse Colin Young, singer of The Youngbloods' 'Get Together,' dies at 83
Prolific musician Jesse Colin Young, best known for being the voice of the '60s folk-rock anthem "Get Together," died on Sunday at age 83.
Tiny Desk Radio launches April 17
Tiny Desk is coming to the public radio airwaves this spring.
Yseult: Tiny Desk Concert
The French singer-songwriter's fearless energy is on full display at the Tiny Desk.
How the music industry has changed in the first quarter of this century
How will the first quarter of this century be remembered? In this episode of a multi-part series, we explore how file-sharing and streaming totally transformed the music industry.
My Morning Jacket is coming out with a new album, 'Is'
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with musician Jim James of the band My Morning Jacket, about their new album, 'Is.'
NPR Music listens to Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem'
Lady Gaga returned to pop music when she released "Mayhem" last week. NPR Music's Hazel Cills talks to Rob Schmitz about the album.
Vice President Vance gets booed at the Kennedy Center
Symphony orchestra audiences aren't known for their rowdiness, but the vice president and second lady Usha Vance were loudly booed by the crowd as they entered the Concert Hall on Thursday night.
A look back at music NPR commissioned during the COVID pandemic
During the COVID pandemic, NPR's Morning Edition commissioned pieces by musicians from various genres. Five years later, we listen back on the project.