Music & Culture

On the darkest night of the year, the Paul Winter Consort celebrate the winter solstice at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

From her home in Germany, the provocative American soprano delivers songs of introspection and freedom from Franz Schubert's mountaintop epiphany to Billy Taylor's wish for equality and justice.

The Puerto Rican rapper only performs in Spanish — a sign of the growing power of Hispanic music. It's the first time an artist who never sings in English tops the year-end list.

Rachel Martin speaks with the celebrated writer about Looking to Get Lost, an essay collection based on his interviews with legends of early rock and roll, blues and country.

The Long Island R&B singer premieres a new song during his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

Robert Mercurio, member of the band Galactic and co-owner of the New Orleans music venue Tipitina's, tells NPR about how the pandemic will affect the future of live music.

The Biden administration's pick for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is a musician who's released two songs on Spotify under the name "ABlinken."

After viral fame, New Zealand musician Benee has a debut album called Hey u x.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with country singer Rissi Palmer about her radio show, "Color Me Country." It celebrates the music of Black, brown and indigenous country musicians.

In 2014, Bobby Shmurda aimed for a rap career and landed in prison. As the end of his sentence approaches, so do new questions about what happened, and who else paid a price.

The thoughtful soprano believes that art is good at questioning, challenging and provoking. But the real question, she says, is: "What happens after the provocation?"

The Puerto Rican star seems to have dug into the archives of his birth decade, the '90s, for sonic inspiration on his new album.