Allentown is over its Billy Joel song
Forty years after singer Billy Joel's song "Allentown" put Allentown, Pa., on every pop station, city leaders say they're ready to move on.
Music & Culture
New trio Love In Exile is a manifestation of musical telepathy
On their debut album, the improvisational supergroup — singer Arooj Aftab, pianist Vijay Iyer and bassist Shahzad Ismaily — try to answer a musical riddle: What does listening sound like?
Pras Michel stands trial in Washington, D.C., for conspiracy and other charges
Hip-hop musician Pras Michel of Fugees faces criminal trial in Washington, D.C., for allegedly conspiring to violate election law and influence American policymakers on behalf of China.
R&B singer Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr., better known as 6LACK, releases a new album
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Grammy-nominated artist 6LACK about his newest album: Since I Have a Lover.
A Grammys correction
The difference between song and record of the year at the Grammys can be confusing. So confusing, that we messed it up on a story on npr.org, and had to issue a correction.
Visibility, with the volume up loud, in Tennessee
A pop critic looks at two benefit shows in Nashville that put a rainbow-hued spotlight on the way a buzzword like "visibility" can become more than symbolic, especially in moments of crisis.
These BTS superfans in the Philippines show you're never too old to be a K-pop stan
The K-pop phenomenon BTS is on a break right now. But their fans are not — especially thousands of them in the Philippines, who call themselves the "titas" or aunties of BTS. All of them are over 30.
A music school uniting Syrian and Turkish cultures survives the massive earthquake
A handful of students return to a school in Gaziantep, Turkey, that seeks to help revive old Syrian and Turkish music and integrate refugees.
Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'saddest New Year's song ever'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Fall Out Boy members Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz about their new album So Much (For) Stardust.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Spellbound, Cheat Codes, This Is Pop and more.