Music & Culture

The first single from a new collaboration between songwriters Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee and Jess Williamson is a stunner of a breakup song, best played singing along at top volume.

Ostin signed deals with major pop and rock talent over the decades, including Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac and R.E.M. He said the industry didn't have to prioritize sales over artistic freedom.

Leng sees deep distress and sings through it, turning heartbreak into a cathartic climax.

Beyoncé's publicist confirmed that the artist will replace an offensive lyric from a song in her latest album, Renaissance.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Music Midtown canceled the annual festival at Piedmont Park because of legal concerns over the organizers' ability to ban guns during the two-day event.

The era-defining star's seventh album sparks a conversation about the infinite possibilities of dance music, the difference between fun and pleasure and why disco is always political.

At the forefront of New York's house-rap scene since 2011, the introspective Cakes toes the line between bounce and thought.

NPR's video team recently caught up with Amador in Brooklyn to hear how her life has changed since finding out she'd won our Tiny Desk Contest. This is her journey.

NPR's Cheryl Corley talks to singer-songwriter Amanda Shires about her new album.

Music writer Kiana Fitzgerald highlights some of her favorite tracks from Queen Bey's newest album.

The New York City-based artist Marcus Jade talks about his remarkable Tiny Desk Concert entry, the blues song "Legs and Bones."

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Danyel Smith, author of the book Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women In Pop and host of the podcast Black Girl Songbook, about the new Beyoncé album.