Jay-Z's 'SNL' Performance As Political Protest And Personal Redemption
From showing solidarity with Colin Kaepernick to apologizing for his unfaithfulness at home, the rapper kept his Saturday Night appearance all the way live.
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Bill Murray And Jan Vogler Take Us To 'New Worlds' On Their New Theatrical Album
After the comedian and cellist met on a flight, the two struck up a friendship and decided to release an album on which Murray sings and reads American classics accompanied by a classical trio.
Paramore: Tiny Desk Concert
Paramore captures the moment between rapture and its comedown. Watch the band rearrange songs from its sparkling pop album After Laughter.
On 'SNL,' Jay-Z Wears A Kaepernick Jersey And Alec Baldwin's Trump Is Back
The 43rd season of NBC's Saturday Night Live kicked off, unsurprisingly, with Alec Baldwin's impression of the president. But its sharpest political moments lay elsewhere.
The Voyager Golden Record Finally Finds An Earthly Audience
For 40 years, the record's interstellar message to extraterrestrials remained mostly unheard by human audiences — until a Kickstarter campaign brought a new vinyl box set to the public.
Shania Twain On Starting Over In 'Now'
Shania Twain is coming out with her first record in 15 years. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to the country-pop singer about her new album Now.
Heavy Rotation: Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
Hear new songs from Portland indie artist Haley Heynderickx, Latin alternative group LADAMA and more.
With 'HEAVN,' Jamila Woods Writes A Love Letter To Her City
The Slingshot artist talks about her love for Chicago, why she sees staying in the city as "an act of resistance" and the renewal she wants listeners to find in her music.
Singing With New Lungs In 'The Encore'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick, whose new memoir chronicles her double lung transplant, her recovery and how it feels to sing with someone else's lungs.
Shania Twain On Being Respected And Finding Her Voice 'Now'
After nerve damage, divorce and a decade-and-a-half break, Twain has returned to the studio with a much-altered relationship to her instrument. "The mic's become a very good friend of mine," she says.