Takeoff knew who he was
The rapper, with his endlessly evolving flow, was the Migos' ultimate ambassador. He was at his most charismatic and comfortable going back and forth with his family.
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Special Interest dances on the edge of collapse
The New Orleans dance-punk band's energetic third album Endure pushes the listener into sweaty nightclubs, rat-infested apartments and burning warzones.
John Oates' 'Pushin' A Rock' has an important message for our time
John Oates says "Pushin' A Rock," the first in a series of new digital singles, is "a rallying cry to everyone who strives to overcome life's struggles and challenges."
Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina
Hear music and field recordings from bassist, composer, and fashion icon Jamaaladeen Tacuma's residency in North Carolina, where he explores his familial and musical roots.
Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core
The veteran rock star speaks with Morning Edition about his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story — and in particular, his deep-rooted spirituality.
Singer and songwriter iLe's third album, 'Nacarile,' finds a world deeply in flux
The Puerto Rican artist returns with a new album, her first since protests galvanized San Juan and beyond in 2019.
Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long?
As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard.
Love Songs of a Dirtbag
On Being Funny In A Foreign Language, the new album by his band The 1975, Matty Healy makes romantic music for cynical outsiders who insist they're ready to give love a try.
Celebrating the 150th birthday of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
Collecting traditional tunes from all over the British Isles, Vaughan Williams famously produced gently modal folksong fantasies evoking England's "green and pleasant land."
What is viral jazz?
Hard to define, for one thing. But in our disorienting digital age, these image-savvy, genre-fluid, proficient yet irreverent artists can seem like the only ones who've gleefully cracked the code.