The 2021 Oscars' Best Original Song Nominees, Cruelly Ranked
This year's choices include Diane Warren's 12th Oscar nomination, a show-stopper from Eurovision Song Contest and three entries in a subgenre we call "Glorycore."
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Stream the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert From SFJAZZ
Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Henry Threadgill & Phil Schaap. Watch live Thu, Apr 22 at 8PM ET!
Butcher Brown: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Richmond, Va., band floats between jazz, hip-hop, funk and soul. Watch the group's rooftop Tiny Desk performance.
A Daughter Grieves Her Mom, And Finds Herself, In 'Crying In H Mart'
Michelle Zauner's new memoir, built on her 2018 New Yorker piece of the same name, powerfully maps a complicated mother-daughter relationship cut much too short, with Korean food as a guide.
Tribute Album 'Law Years' Captures Ornette Coleman's Happy Bounce
Coleman, who died in 2015, had a knack for writing catchy melodies in a distinctive voice. Saxophonist Miguel Zenón loves Coleman's music and put together a quartet to play some.
'Renegades' Podcast With Obama And Springsteen Is Interesting ... Enough
There's clearly a limit to what the former president will say --even on his own platform. Obama's conversation with the Boss is at its most fluid and introspective when the two discuss masculinity.
C. Tangana: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Spanish superstar performed one of the most ambitious, and yet simple, Tiny Desks we've seen in quarantine.
Rina Sawayama: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Japanese British pop star performs three tracks from her 2020 debut album, SAWAYAMA.
Arooj Aftab's Newest Album Finds Light In Dark Times
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Arooj Aftab about her new album, Vulture Prince, completed after the loss of her brother and threaded through with themes of grief and longing.
Not My Job: We Quiz Japanese Breakfast On 'The Breakfast Of Champions'
Singer songwriter Michelle Zauner performs under the name Japanese Breakfast so we've invited her to answer three questions about Wheaties.