In bluegrass, as in life, Molly Tuttle would rather be a 'Crooked Tree'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with bluegrass musician and first-time Grammy nominee Molly Tuttle about what this nomination means to her.
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Lara Downes' season 3 of 'Amplify' launches with a theme of renaissance
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to pianist Lara Downes about her interview series Amplify, which examines how Black artists today might find themselves in a new cultural renaissance.
Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Shirley Scott heat things up in their 'Cookbook' sessions
Tenor saxophonist Davis and organist Scott had one of the great jazz partnerships in the late 1950s. A new anthology focuses on their Cookbook series of albums.
Jazz singer Samara Joy embraces the past while making music for the future
Watch Lara Downes' conversation with the 23-year-old, Grammy-nominated sensation about balancing the demands of a surging career and the women artists who paved the way.
2023 Grammy Awards: The full list of nominees
Across 91 categories, the nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards were led by Beyoncé, who is up for nine awards, and Kendrick Lamar, with eight.
Omar Apollo taught himself how to sing from YouTube. Now he's up for a Grammy
Omar Apollo has been nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, an accolade that usually takes artists years to achieve. But not for Apollo.
Ozzy Osbourne has canceled all his shows and says his touring days are over
The singer sustained a spinal injury four years ago that he said he is still recovering from. He was also diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2020.
An R. Kelly victim says Chicago prosecutor made a mistake in dropping sex abuse case
Jerhonda Pace, who was part of a successful federal case against Kelly in New York as well as the case in Illinois, says Kelly is still fighting to appeal his federal conviction.
Despite his quick rise to fame, Omar Apollo 'started from zero'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with artist Omar Apollo about his first time being nominated for a Grammy. He's nominated in the Best New Artist category.
Patrick Shiroishi's music moves a Japanese American saga forward
The saxophonist and composer resisted his Japanese American heritage for decades. He now funnels that painful and triumphant personal history into a string of vital records.