Plains, 'Problem With It'
The first single from a new collaboration between songwriters Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee and Jess Williamson is a stunner of a breakup song, best played singing along at top volume.
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Nick Leng, 'Morning / Midnight'
Leng sees deep distress and sings through it, turning heartbreak into a cathartic climax.
Beyoncé will change a lyric in her latest album after accusations of ableism
Beyoncé's publicist confirmed that the artist will replace an offensive lyric from a song in her latest album, Renaissance.
Music Midtown pulls the plug over Georgia's gun laws, highlighting a legal gray area
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Music Midtown canceled the annual festival at Piedmont Park because of legal concerns over the organizers' ability to ban guns during the two-day event.
Revolutionary Fun: Why we can't stop talking about Beyoncé's 'Renaissance'
The era-defining star's seventh album sparks a conversation about the infinite possibilities of dance music, the difference between fun and pleasure and why disco is always political.
Cakes Da Killa, 'Drugs Du Jour'
At the forefront of New York's house-rap scene since 2011, the introspective Cakes toes the line between bounce and thought.
On the road with Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador
NPR's video team recently caught up with Amador in Brooklyn to hear how her life has changed since finding out she'd won our Tiny Desk Contest. This is her journey.
We've gotta talk about Beyoncé's 'Renaissance'
Music writer Kiana Fitzgerald highlights some of her favorite tracks from Queen Bey's newest album.
Marcus Jade's Tiny Desk Contest entry 'Legs and Bones' speaks to his resilience
The New York City-based artist Marcus Jade talks about his remarkable Tiny Desk Concert entry, the blues song "Legs and Bones."
Beyoncé's new album 'Renaissance' pays homage to Black queer music history
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Danyel Smith, author of the book Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women In Pop and host of the podcast Black Girl Songbook, about the new Beyoncé album.