2021 Music Recommendations: 'Heaux Tales,' 'Demidevil'
A preview of two of the albums a member of the NPR Music team is looking forward to hearing in 2021: Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales and Ashnikko's Demidevil.
Music & Culture
3 Grammy Contenders Share Outrage At All-White Category, Decline Nominations
The Okee Dokee Brothers, Alastair Moock and Dog on Fleas — three of five acts nominated in the best children's album category — share their equity-based rationalizations for declining the ballot.
Pandemic Promotes Unexpected Music Collaborations
The pandemic has affected many musicians' lives. While they've been forced off busy touring schedules and out of concert halls, some have completed projects for which they needed some extra time.
U.K. Man Gets Carried Away While Watching Celine Dion TV Concert
Thomas Dodd was enjoying the show with a few drinks. A couple days later, some unexpected mail arrived. He doesn't remember the details, but he apparently legally changed his name to Celine Dion.
The Music Of The Northern Lights
Alaskan-born composer Matthew Burtner has recorded the sound of the northern lights and created a piece of music called Auroras.
The Best Music From 2020
Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras looks back at some of the best music released in 2020.
Bluegrass Band Sister Sadie Embodies Tradition, But Bends It Too
This fall, the bluegrass supergroup Sister Sadie became the first all-female band ever to win the top prize at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.
MF DOOM, Intricate And Enigmatic Rapper And Producer, Dead At 49
Daniel Dumile, the rapper and producer best known as MF DOOM, died Oct. 31, according to Facebook message posted Thursday by his wife.
Rapper And Producer MF DOOM Dead At 49
The enigmatic rapper MF DOOM has died, according to a statement from his wife posted onto social media. Doom was known for his multiple personas and love of wordplay.
Here's To New Beginnings: A Playlist For 2021
Congratulations! You made it! Now that 2020 is over and 2021 has begun, here's a playlist that's about the hope of a new day.