Grand Ole ... Cirque du Soleil? New show will celebrate Nashville's country music
Cirque du Soleil is trading in its trademark worldbeat vibes for banjos and country two-step, for a new show to be unveiled next summer.
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PinkPantheress, IRL
The artist doesn't need TikTok anymore to prove she can make a hit. Her debut album, Heaven Knows, makes it clear she's ready to conquer worlds beyond the web.
Houston-based EZ Band benefits from the success of Regional Mexican music
Regional Mexican music is having a breakthrough year. That's great news for EZ band, which is also introducing American pop music to Latin audiences.
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy honors the songs that have shaped his life in new memoir
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy about his new memoir World Within A Song and how he has found meaning through his favorite music.
Samia: Tiny Desk Concert
Samia's set provides a stunning showcase for her charisma, vocal talent and deftly detailed lyricism.
'Music was there for me when I needed it,' The Roots co-founder Tariq Trotter says
Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and his life as a musician. Trotter's new memoir is The Upcycled Self.
The largest musical instrument in the world is underground in a Virginia cave
Luray Caverns in Northern Virginia is celebrating 50 years of being a National Natural Landmark. It's also the place that holds the largest musical instrument in the world.
The Emerson String Quartet gives one of its last live performances at NPR's Tiny Desk
In 1976, some Juilliard students got together and created a string quartet — and the Emerson String Quartet was born. They came to the NPR Tiny Desk to play one of their final live performances.
Sofia Coppola imagines Priscilla's teen years, living at Graceland with Elvis
"I felt like my role was just to explain her experience," Coppola says of her new film, Priscilla. The filmmaker also has a new book, Archive, which collects documents from her eight movies.
Barbra Streisand's memoir shows she wasn't born a leading lady — she made herself one
At nearly 1,000 pages long, My Name Is Barbra is the ultimate exercise in directorial control, and a celebration of women's authorship.