On its full-length album 'the record,' boygenius' friendship has never been stronger
NPR's Miles Parks speaks to the members of indie supergroup boygenius about its new full-length album, the record.
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Yves Tumor's disruptive pop-cultural synthesis
Rather than proclaiming the present sick on their fifth record, the sensitive Tennessean glam-punk wraps themselves up in its language — pop music.
No longer looking for external validation, Kate Davis writes songs for herself
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kate Davis about her new album: Fish Bowl.
The Beths: Tiny Desk Concert
The New Zealand band writes sparkling indie pop underpinned by empathy. At the Tiny Desk, you can hear that support and camaraderie in the band's stripped-down arrangements and dry banter.
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.
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.