Tommy Prine, son of the late John Prine, crafts his own sound
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Tommy Prine about his vivid debut album, This Far South. It is about loss, faith, and growing up.
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Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who wrote 'Fiddler on the Roof,' dies at 99
The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist was one of the last masters of Broadway's Golden Age. His career extended over 60 years.
Peter Brötzmann, the heart — and lungs — of European free jazz, dead at 82
The indefatigable saxophonist who helped redefine jazz in the late 1960s died in his sleep Thursday.
Kelly Clarkson wants you to know her new album isn't just a sad divorce record
On Chemistry, Clarkson's 10th studio album, she explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt throughout her relationship with her ex-husband.
MUNA: Tiny Desk Concert
At the Tiny Desk, the pop trio preached the importance of joyful revolution.
Kesha and Dr. Luke reach a settlement over rape and defamation claims
Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke said they settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him.
On 'Time Ain't Accidental,' Jess Williamson is heartbroken, but open to love
On the record's 11 songs of vividly detailed, windswept alt-country, Williamson's reeling from the aftermath of a breakup, driving on country highways and finding new love.
Gunna's poised songs of rehabilitation
a Gift and a Curse is the Atlanta rapper's most personable and purposeful album, one interrogating the values of the justice system, rap media and the court of public opinion with artful clarity.
Composer and saxophonist Henry Threadgill has a new album and a new book
Threadgill's autobiography, written with Brent Hayes Edwards is called Easily Slip into Another World. His album, The Other One, is a three-movement composition written for a 12-piece ensemble.
Birmingham soul band St. Paul and the Broken Bones gets folksy in new album
For "Angels in Science Fiction" front man Paul Janeway wrote songs about fatherhood, love and starfish.