Making Movies And Rubén Blades Trace Stories Of Immigrant Injustice With 'Ameri'kana'
Latino star Rubén Blades teams up with Making Movies to addresses themes of injustices in the collaborative album Ameri'kana.
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Duncan Laurence From The Netherlands Wins Eurovision 2019
Singers from 26 countries competed in the finals of the global song competition, which was held Saturday evening in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Eurovision 2019 Concludes
Europe's favorite music competition, the Eurovision Song Contest, concludes tonight. NPR's Scott Simon talks with William Lee Adams, founder of the Eurovision fan site Wiwibloggs, about the contest.
The Head And The Heart's 'Living Mirage' Has An Emphasis On Starting Fresh
The band talks about its trip to Joshua Tree and the new writing that it inspired.
DJ Khaled Takes Nipsey Hussle 'Higher'
"Higher" is the first official song from Nipsey Hussle released posthumously since his untimely death in March. Proceeds will go directly to the late rapper's children.
Vampire Weekend's 'Father Of The Bride' Puts A Light Touch On Heavy Topics
The band's longest album to date is so polished you may not initially take in all the emotion roiling beneath its surface. Father of the Bride introduces new themes and a new ambition.
Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Video Is Here To Lasso The Yeehaw Agenda
Folks, the yeehaw agenda has reached its absolute apex. Chris Rock, Rico Nasty, Vince Staples, Diplo and, of course, Billy Ray Cyrus guest in the video for the smash hit.
Bruce Springsteen Channels Roy Orbison In 'There Goes My Miracle'
The song captures Springsteen at his most musically introspective, as he presides over a dense, string-swept studio sound that transcends time and place, but feels rooted in another era.
'How Shostakovich Changed My Mind' Touches On The Music-Body Connection
BBC music broadcaster Stephen Johnson's remarkably diverse aesthetic and personal sensitivity are on full display in his new book on the Russian composer's music — and his own personal struggles.
Chance The Rapper Shops For 'Groceries' With Meme Rap
"Groceries" is a collaboration with Houston rapper TisaKorean and Canadian producer Murda Beatz, and it sounds tailor-made for a viral dance craze.