Lawrence On World Cafe
On the band's latest record, Living Room, Clyde and Gracie welcome new listeners and old fans into theirs, with the sounds of their childhood expressed through modern-day sounds.
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The Golden Globes 2018: Best Original Song Nominees
The Golden Globes mark the start of the awards season. We take a look at Sunday night's nominees for best original song.
How 'Dixie' Became And Endured As An Anthem
Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song "Dixie" became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America.
'Surviving R. Kelly' Documentary Details Decades Of Sexual Abuse Accusations
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker dream hampton about her new six-part docuseries on Lifetime.
Dom Flemons Presents A New Image Of The American Cowboy
The singer-songwriter's latest album, Black Cowboys, chronicles the role played by African-Americans in settling the West after the Civil War. The album has been nominated for a Grammy.
How A Mongolian Heavy Metal Band Got Millions Of YouTube Views
All it took for The Hu to have an Internet breakthrough was a dramatic video and screaming guitars — plus a horsehead fiddle and throat singing.
Wayne Shorter Travels The Spaceways
A new album by the octogenarian saxophonist is always a big deal, but his latest — and the winner of the 2018 Jazz Critics Poll — is also just plain big: 3 discs and an 84-page graphic novel.
The 2018 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
Over 130 critics voted on the best jazz albums of 2018 — celebrated elders dominated the top of the results, but a class of younger musicians is rising.
Jen Cloher, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2018
Jen Cloher came to Newport with a fervor matched only by her volume.
American Anthem: 'Dancing In The Street'
"Dancing In The Street" is a Motown party song made famous by Martha and the Vandellas, but the song took on a political connotation during the race riots of the 1960s.