Alt.Latino Playlist: Taking Us Home And Out Of This World
Nostalgia is the undercurrent of new music released by Bomba Estéreo, Mexican Institute of Sound, Venezonix and Santa Fe Klan.
Music & Culture
Panamanian Songwriter Sofía Valdés Carries On A Family Tradition
The 20-year-old musician joined us from her home in Panama City for this mini-concert.
Heartbreak, 3 Ways: New Songs Confront The Ache And Fury Of Lost Love
Jazmine Sullivan's "Pick Up Your Feelings"; Matthew Sweet's "At a Loss"; and Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" prove that people experience heartbreak in as many ways as a heart can be broken.
GIVĒON: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The rising R&B star performs three songs as part of Tiny Desk's celebration of Black History Month.
Original Member Of The Supremes, Mary Wilson, Dies At Age 76
Mary Wilson began her career in Detroit in 1959 as a singer in what was then called the Primettes. The group went on to become The Supremes, with members Diana Ross and Florence Ballard.
Will Liverman 'Dreams Of A New Day' For Black Composers
As a student, the young baritone was never really introduced to any Black composers. Liverman's latest album, Dreams of a New Day, features an abundance of them.
Morgan Wallen's Music Continues To Succeed Despite Racial Slur Controversy
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Andrea Williams about why country singer Morgan Wallen's album still sits at the top of the Billboard 200 days after he was captured on video saying a racial slur.
For Her 'SNL' Debut, Phoebe Bridgers Goes Bigger Than Ever
The singer located the loudest moments from Punisher and cranked them farther than they've gone before — complete with a moment of guitar-smashing mayhem.
Celebrating The Black Women Guitarists Who Made Music History
Fabi Reyna, founder of Sheshreds Media, highlights artists often left out of history books in her article 7 Guitarists That Prove Black Women Were Pioneers In Music History.
Awake In The Dark, A Musician Finds His Muse
Jacob Allen, who performs as Puma Blue, suffered from chronic insomnia. And he's used his sleeplessness as inspiration for his new album "In Praise of Shadows."