8 Tracks: Viral jazz, fantasy metal and a springtime roséwave jam
What do New Jazz Underground, Black Sabbath and Remi Wolf have in common? According to NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich, they put out the best tracks of the week.
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Big Sean: Tiny Desk Concert
The respected lyricist and hip-hop hitmaker comes to the Desk for one of the longest set lists in Tiny Desk history.
"Music is a need for me" why this violinist composed an album under ISIS
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with musician and composer Ameen Mokdad, about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.
Celebrating singer Sarah Vaughan, on what would have been her 100th birthday
Born in 1924 in Newark, N.J., Vaughan came up in the '40s, alongside bebop, a new jazz style she instantly took to. In the following decades, she proved to be one of the best singers of any genre.
Love flourishes, then flickers out on Madi Diaz's 'Weird Faith'
The Nashville-based musician talks about her new record and performs in front of a live studio audience at World Cafe.
Composer Anna Clyne, a radical melodist with a painter's eye
One of the most performed living composers unpacks the power of melody in her music, her unconventional path to success and how visual art guides her process.
Law enforcement agents raid homes linked to Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Two properties belonging to hip hop executive Sean "Diddy" Combs were searched by federal agents this week. What do we know about the investigation?
Diddy's lawyers say feds used 'military-level force' in home raids
A day after Homeland Security Investigations officials descended on Sean Combs' Miami and Los Angeles residences, his lawyers are calling it an "unprecedented ambush."
Tierra Whack springs to the forefront of hip-hop creativity on a new album
The Philadelphia rapper and singer is known for her playful side, but she widens her subject matter on World Wide Whack, with emotions ranging from ecstatic happiness to the deepest despair.
Madonna will wrap up 'Celebration' tour with free show in Rio de Janeiro
Reps for Madonna say the May 4 event at Copacabana Beach serves as a special "thank you" to her fans for supporting her four-decade career. No tickets are needed for the first-come, first-served show.