Shakira's 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' is her first album in 7 years
Shakira's new album, "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," is her first in seven years and is being marketed as a comeback after a highly-publicized romantic breakup.
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A bassist duo brings out a new album called 'But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with double bass player Christian McBride about his new album, recorded with fellow bassist Edgar Meyer. It's called "But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?"
On 'Tigers Blood,' Waxahatchee is in her anti-eras era
Katie Crutchfield's gorgeous sixth album affirms that real lives are lived not in clear chapters, but as a zig-zag of pitfalls and revelations one can only hope to learn from.
Tiny Desk Premiere: Soul Glo
For the first time, a hardcore punk band graces the Tiny Desk — and ignites a mosh pit in the office.
Tennessee becomes the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI
The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, is an updated version of the state's right of publicity law. The new legislation includes AI-specific protections.
How Chief Keef and MIKE, former rap prodigies, escaped the attention economy
On their eclectic new albums, two artists who emerged in the 2010s as hip-hop's next big things flaunt a creative freedom only found in rejecting the spotlight.
Remembering indie artist and disability rights activist Cola Boyy, dead at 34
Matthew Urango, the singer-songwriter and activist known as Cola Boyy, was born with spina bifida. The musician who made crowds dance with his 1970s-influenced disco pop has died at the age of 34.
Karaoke inventor Shigeichi Negishi dies at 100
Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967.
Subtle, relaxed and swinging — there's something about Mary Stallings
As a young singer, Mary Stallings shared the stage with legends. Though her career hasn't been a straight line, she's still swinging at 84, as she proves in a performance with the Emmet Cohen Trio.
Chappell Roan: Tiny Desk Concert
The utterly commanding artist takes the Tiny Desk stage with a magnetic performance and a towering wig.