Frances Cone: Tiny Desk Concert
The Brooklyn-based band crafts infectious pop music that builds dramatically before giving way to a quiet calm.
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Ashley McBryde On World Cafe
The songwriter has gone from playing dive bars to performing at the Grand Ole Opry. Hear Ashley McBryde's studio performance, recorded live at Nashville's Sound Stage Studios.
Songs We Love: Rapsody, 'You Should Know (Feat. Busta Rhymes)'
"Influenced by many, but I'm a whole new star." Rapsody ascends on the shapeshifting first single from Laila's Wisdom.
Amber Mark, 'Lose My Cool' (Live)
Watch the rising singer perform a highlight from her excellent debut EP, 3:33am, live in the studio for KCRW.
Political Donation By Warner Music Owner Leads To University Professor's Resignation
After learning that billionaire and Warner Music Group owner Len Blavatnik donated to President Trump's inauguration, a professor at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government has resigned.
In Tori Amos' New Album, A Return To Nature and Family
On her new album, the celebrated musician and indomitable seeker moves fluidly between the personal and political, taking stock of the present moment and exploring her familial roots.
In Tunde Olaniran's 'Symbol,' Sounds Spring Out In Every Direction
A Michigan multi-hyphenate whose artistic ambition suggests a drive for immortality, Olaniran stuffs his songs with ideas. "Symbol" is no different.
Kelly Clarkson Returns With 'Love So Soft'
Clarkson makes a bold-but-restrained return with the first single off her new album, Meaning of Life, which drops October 27.
Going The Distance
An explosion of music festivals catering to niche interests includes any genre you can think of, gourmet food, craft beer, environmental sustainability, extreme luxury and grueling physical exertion.
Songs We Love: Sports, 'Making It Right'
If you thought All Of Something signaled the end of Sports (the band), then surprise! The high-energy breakup song "Making It Right" appears on a split 7" with sob rockers Plush.