Before 'Hrs and Hrs,' Muni Long spent years and years working for others
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with artist Muni Long about being a first-time Grammy nominee in three categories.
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2023 Grammy Awards: The Beyoncé paradox
At this year's awards on Sunday night, Beyoncé could become the artist with the most Grammys ever. She could also go down in history as the most snubbed.
In bluegrass, as in life, Molly Tuttle would rather be a 'Crooked Tree'
Molly Tuttle's new album is her third. But in many ways, it's a reintroduction – of her prodigious guitar talent, of her personal story, and to the Recording Academy that decides Grammy Awards.
North Americans, 'Classic Water'
Guitarist Patrick McDermott and pedal steel player Barry Walker unite again for a song as gentle as a sunkissed stream.
Kalia Vandever, 'Temper the Wound'
Hear a meditative trombone improvisation, inspired by dreams, and powered by spiraling loops and gentle melodies.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 nominees
The list includes Missy Elliot and New Order. A Tribe Called Quest is nominated for a second time. The winners will be announced in May.
The extremely online psychedelia of brakence
Already a quiet influence on the hyperpop scene, fame, relationships, stimulants and screens collide in brakence's "realer-than-real" sound.
Beyoncé's Renaissance tour is Ticketmaster's next big test. Fans are already stressed
The first round of tickets to Beyoncé's highly anticipated Renaissance world tour go on sale next week. Ticketmaster is under pressure to avoid a repeat of the Taylor Swift debacle in November.
Bollywood film 'Pathaan' sparks dance parties in theatres
The new Bollywood spy thriller Pathaan is transforming movie theaters into dance clubs with its catchy theme — and it's breaking records at the box office in India and abroad.
Fans trying to see Beyoncé's U.K. Renaissance Tour are already having ticket issues
Tickets for Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour, one of the hottest tours of the year, went on sale in the U.K. this morning. Fans are amped, but there also have been frustrations with the ticketing system.