Wu-Tang Clan: Tiny Desk Concert
The Clan celebrates its 25th anniversary with an old-school cipher at the Tiny Desk.
Music
Hozier On World Cafe
Hozier creates musical moments big enough to galvanize every molecule around them into action and tiny enough that they can burrow themselves in the hidden corners of your heart.
After Threats, R. Kelly Documentary Screening In Manhattan Is Evacuated
A screening and discussion of the series Surviving R. Kelly in New York was canceled, following multiple threats that were called in to the venue hosting the event.
The Thistle & Shamrock: New Fall Sounds Part 2
Fiona Ritchie features new releases from Cherish the Ladies, Keith Murphy and Brass Lassie.
The 100 Best Songs Of 2018
During a turbulent year rife with personal and political trauma, the most memorable songs pulled no punches in the pursuit of pop.
Stream NPR's 100 Best Songs Of 2018
Some taught us love, some taught us patience, some taught us pain. This seven-hour playlist begins with Donald Glover and ends with David Byrne.
Holly Herndon's AI Baby Sings To Her 'Godmother'
Herndon uses an artificial neural network called Spawn to reproduce voices, improvise new sounds and create unnervingly beautiful new pieces of music.
New Biography Chronicles Bing Crosby's Most Beloved Years
Crosby set the mold for the multimedia star: on radio, on the big screen and on record. The 1940s was the period when his star shone brightest and Swinging on a Star by Gary Giddins tells that story.
Talking Shop With Nashville Creators Natalie Hemby And Luke Dick
Over breakfast biscuits and coffee, the two Nashville artists talk about songwriting, filmmaking and how one medium informs the other.
The 50 Best Albums Of 2018
Even in an era when listeners have been primed to expect the unexpected, the best albums of 2018 are full of surprises: a cascade of discoveries, revelations and artistic rebirths.