Bettye LaVette's 'Strange Fruit' Offers A Moment To Mourn And Renew
This song's story always must be told and heard again; we have not yet moved beyond the need for its witnessing.
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Bootsy Collins Shares A New Song, Plus His Thoughts On Gratitude During A Crisis
In Our Daily Breather, we ask artists to share ways to find calm during the COVID-19 crisis. Bootsy Collins recommends being thankful, and shares his new song, "Stars."
How 'Streets Of Rage 4' Reimagined Gaming's Most Iconic Rave
The Streets of Rage video game franchise was known for its cutting edge, club-inspired soundtrack. Composer Olivier Deriviere set out to recapture that magic in Streets of Rage 4.
Watch John Prine Play His Last Recorded Song, 'I Remember Everything'
Shortly before his death, Prine sat down, in his living room, with producer Dave Cobb to record one last plainspoken reflection. It's a deeply graceful look back at a life well lived.
Brad Mehldau And His Piano Outline The Resolve (And Yes, The Anxiety) Of Our Moment
With his new collection Suite: April 2020, the celebrated pianist subtly captures the curvature of this historic era.
PJ: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Los Angeles songwriter shines on the soundtrack of HBO's Insecure. Watch her perform three songs as part of our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 1 Featuring Bobby Carter
Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Bobby Carter will watch their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discuss what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
Play It Forward: Lakecia Benjamin Sings Through Her Saxophone
Ari Shapiro talks to jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin about her new album Pursuance: The Coltranes and an artist she is grateful for: James Blake.
Lady Antebellum Changes Its Name To Lady A
The popular country music trio announced the switch on Thursday morning on social media, saying that calls for racial justice over the past several weeks have revealed their "blindspots."
Not-So-Lone Rangers: Out In The Country All Year Long
The intersections of country music and LGBTQIA+ communities can sometimes come across as solitary acts of bravery. But the state of queer country is better measured by its full time residents.