Kamasi Washington: Tiny Desk Concert
The Grammy-nominated saxophonist brought the house down with his reflective, danceable ballads.
Music & Culture
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy and more
Inductees this year also included A Tribe Called Quest and Dave Matthews Band, and posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Norman Whitfield and Big Mama Thornton.
Encore: Coldplay tops album chart, thanks to old-fashioned sales and modern tricks
The British band Coldplay tops the Billboard 200 this week with its latest album.
David Prowse of indie rock duo Japandroids on their latest — and last — album
NPR's Scott Simon asks David Prowse of the duo Japandroids about their latest album, "Fate & Alcohol," and about their decision to make it their last.
Emo music is having a moment at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Emo music has largely flown under the radar, but with a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame focusing on one of its founding labels, it's time for another look.
Now in her 50s, Kylie Minogue says she feels liberated
NPR's Brittany Luse, host of It's Been a Minute, talks with Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. Her new album Tension II is a follow-up to last year’s Tension.
Charles Ives’ vision of America still strikes an unsettling chord
To mark the 150th anniversary of the maverick American composer’s birth, pianist Jeremy Denk releases an Ives tribute album that educates, delights and confounds.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical is based on a cult movie — and is for your ears only
A new concept album from the creator of Hamilton sets a cult classic film to a starry hiphop, rock and Broadway soundtrack.
Audrey Nuna: Tiny Desk Concert
The artist’s setlist perfectly encapsulates how much musical ground she’s able to cover.
Tom Petty to 'Fresh Air': 'The songs mean a lot to people, and it means a lot to me'
Petty's classic album is being rereleased as Long After Dark Deluxe, including seven previously unreleased songs. Petty, who died in 2017, spoke to Fresh Air in 2006 about his influences.