Mamma Mia! ABBA Is Back After Nearly 40 Years
The iconic Swedish pop group ABBA announced that Voyage will arrive in November, with a high-tech virtual concert to follow in 2022.
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The Journey Took Madi Diaz To Creating Her New Album, 'History Of A Feeling'
Madi Diaz had much to process leading up to her new album, History of a Feeling: moving home to Nashville from L.A., reestablishing herself as a solo artist and splitting from her partner.
Greek Composer And Politician Mikis Theodorakis Has Died At The Age Of 96
Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis has died. He was 96 years old. His music for Zorba the Greek was full of joy — but his own story was much more complicated.
ABBA, 'Don't Shut Me Down'
With its first new music in 39 years, ABBA promises a return to wedding dance floors and karaoke joints... and hopefully starts a new life on TikTok.
Wednesday, 'Cliff'
This song, like so much of Wednesday's newest album Twin Plagues, is about the sting of realizing in hindsight that your childhood was less stable than you understood.
Makaya McCraven, 'Frank's Tune (AKA De'Jeff's Tune)'
With help from guitarist Jeff Parker and flutist De'Sean Jones, Chicago-based drummer and producer Makaya McCraven modernizes a song from Jack Wilson's album Easterly Winds.
Bill Frisell Brings 'Harmony' To Winston-Salem
Bill Frisell's renowned career as a guitarist and composer has spanned decades.
'Summer Of Soul': A Conversation With Blues Legend B.B. King
The renowned bluesman, who died in 2015, spoke to Fresh Air in 1996 about growing up as the son of a sharecropper — and leaving the plantation as a young man to pursue a career in music.
'Summer Of Soul': South African Trumpeter Hugh Masekela
Masekela, who died in 2018, was a symbol of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement. He performed around the world, including at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Originally broadcast in 1988.
Join NPR Music's Roséwave Happy Hour For Summer's End
Summer's never over if you have roséwave in your heart. Join us Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. ET for an online listening party spun by DJ Cuzzin B, featuring a megamix of roséwave faves for an hour.