NPR’s latest on the music scene

On his story-of-the-year album The Boy Who Played the Harp, the gifted Londoner puts an eye on the human casualties of fame and success.
Author: Sheldon Pearce
Posted: October 30, 2025, 5:36 pm
Taylor Swift's chokehold on the Hot 100 is loosening, and that's made room for two fresh career milestones.
Author: Stephen Thompson
Posted: October 30, 2025, 3:56 pm
Oh took the fast track to jazz prominence, emerging on the scene in the 2000s and becoming the bass player in bands led by Pat Metheny and Vijay Iyer. Her new album is a look back at her early work.
Author: Martin Johnson
Posted: October 29, 2025, 4:13 pm
The French artist strips away the electronics and autotune for piano, acoustic guitar, marimba and an eight-piece choir. The results preserve Oklou's sense of sonic adventure.
Author: Robin Hilton
Posted: October 29, 2025, 9:00 am
With AI music generators widely available, scammers are uploading songs to the pages of inactive artists and dead musicians. Spotify says it is cracking down, but the practice persists.
Author: Bobby Allyn
Posted: October 28, 2025, 1:02 am
Billboard ranked what they consider the best Halloween songs. All Things Considered staffers have strong opinions about Billboard's take.
Author: Alejandra Marquez Janse
Posted: October 27, 2025, 8:03 pm
Crowe was just 15 years old when he became a music journalist in 1973. He had to talk his mom into letting him go on the road with bands. He chronicles his adventures in his new memoir, The Uncool.
Author: Terry Gross
Posted: October 27, 2025, 4:47 pm
Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.
Author: Nate Chinen
Posted: October 27, 2025, 2:49 pm
The effervescent pop-rock band is here with a crucial reminder: It's always summer somewhere.
Author: Stephen Thompson
Posted: October 27, 2025, 9:00 am
For a century, the tiny Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, has been a wellspring of cultural integrity, innovative music and American ingenuity. (And free concerts.)
Author: Tom Huizenga
Posted: October 25, 2025, 12:18 pm