Entries We Love: Yosmel Montejo, 'Como Suena'
Yosmel Montejo says it's been three weeks since he's slept, but you can't tell from his high energy Tiny Desk Contest entry.
Music & Culture
Watch Mt. Joy's dreamy, psychedelic video for 'Lemon Tree'
It's a next-level song for the band that shifts multiple rhythmic gears — complete with Jerry Garcia-esque guitar lines, familiar sing-along hooks, choruses and full-on rock breakdowns.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend listening and viewing
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: nerdy podcasts, chill shows and an unbeatable mashup.
Rosalía's 'Motomami' is a complex treatise on fame — and her place in Latin pop
On the artist's reggaeton-driven third album, she interrogates the intoxicating power of her expanding fame.
Billy Strings is on a long, strange trip
The virtuoso blends his blistering brand of bluegrass with forays into psychedelia and jam band territory.
The four 'SZNZ' of Weezer
Rivers Cuomo, songwriter of Weezer, talks about looking to Vivaldi for inspiration in announcing a quartet of seasonal releases this year and navigating three decades spent in the same band.
Dolly Parton will stay on this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list
Earlier this week, the county music legend posted on her social media accounts that she didn't think she'd necessarily earned the right to be nominated.
Jimmie Allen put his own spin on country music — and is now reaping the rewards
For Jimmie Allen, what makes a country artist isn't how many fiddles and mandolins they have in a song. It's something more natural than that.
Andrew Bird, 'Atomized'
Andrew Bird ruminates on a line from Joan Didion's 1968 essay collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
Priya Ragu, 'Illuminous'
The new single from the Tamil-Swiss artist is an upbeat anthem filled with contagious joy.