Logic is ready to do things his way
In an interview with Morning Edition, rapper Logic explains the central message of his new album, Vinyl Days: "I rap good! Let's just be honest here."
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Ravyn Lenae: Tiny Desk Concert
The genre-melding R&B artist Ravyn Lenae brings a funky, futuristic set to the Tiny Desk.
A South Korean musician wins the prestigious Van Cliburn piano competition
Six finalists competed in the competition in Fort Worth, Texas, including two from Russia and one from Ukraine. An 18-year-old South Korean was the youngest to win in the contest's 60-year history.
Zola Jesus finds purpose in the process
Zola Jesus has spent years contemplating the spiritual quandaries of what it means to be an artist. On her album Arkhon, she grapples with political and economic structures of power and disconnection.
See some of our favorite pictures from Something In The Water Festival
The 3-day music festival had its first run in Washington, D.C. this year.
Encore: Rock 'n' roll's 'Creem Magazine' is back in print and online
Creem Magazine, which covered rock 'n' roll from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, is returning: first as a digital magazine with full archives, then in the fall as a quarterly print publication.
Oh, what a beautiful archive: Oscar Hammerstein's letters reveal his many sides
A thousand pages of correspondence by Oscar Hammerstein II, the lyricist for such musicals as Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel and The Sound of Music are available to a wide public for the first time.
An Arab American singer reframes music about the Crusades
A new project conceived by Lebanese American tenor Karim Sulayman recasts baroque music that by turns demonizes and exoticizes Arabs and Muslims.
Rhiannon Giddens sings slave narratives
Giddens' Freedom Highway is an exploration of African American experiences, accompanied by an instrument with its own uniquely African American story: the banjo. Originally broadcast May 11, 2017.