NPR’s latest on the music scene
Linguist and New York Times columnist John McWhorter joins pianist Lara Downs to explore the history of American music as a joyful noise, even in the toughest times.
Posted: April 16, 2026, 3:51 pm
An antitrust suit alleged that the company unfairly controlled too much of the live music industry at the expense of venues, artists and fans. The decision could reshape the industry.
Posted: April 15, 2026, 9:14 pm
The 12-piece outfit performs music from their latest album, Future Soul.
Posted: April 15, 2026, 4:33 pm
In December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African musician to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he's making history as well at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Posted: April 15, 2026, 10:38 am
John Summit's second album, CTRL ESCAPE, charts his journey from cubicle to main stage, while paying homage to his Chicago roots.
Posted: April 14, 2026, 8:01 pm
The Rock Hall's inductees will include eight acts who have all been eligible for at least a decade. In its "musical influence" category, the hall nods to Latin and African pop for the first time.
Posted: April 14, 2026, 1:36 am
Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews biographies of two musicians who transcended jazz, and to whom recognition was slow in coming: James P. Johnson, born in 1894, and Alice Coltrane, born in 1937.
Posted: April 13, 2026, 3:51 pm
Joined by a string quartet, Mannequin Pussy's ferocious and tender songs swell with urgency. The band also gives us all space to scream.
Posted: April 13, 2026, 9:00 am
Dizzy Gillespie and his iconic trumpet -- with its turned up bell -- brought a new era of American jazz to a global audience. It's part of our 250th anniversary series America in Pursuit.
Posted: April 13, 2026, 8:44 am
The Bollywood legend was one of the world's most recorded artists — who, by her own reckoning, made more than 12,000 songs.
Posted: April 12, 2026, 2:31 pm
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