When A Brand Does Well Even When It's Called 'Racist'
Chance The Rapper took on Heineken for what he saw as a racist ad. Heineken took it down but didn't suffer any consequences. In fact, its stock is up.
Music & Culture
Record Company Executive Out Following Sexual Misconduct Investigation
Charlie Walk, former president of Republic Records, is leaving the company. Republic tells NPR Music that they "have mutually agreed to part ways."
First Listen: Clarice Jensen, 'For This From That Will Be Filled'
The cellist makes meditative, sometimes disorienting music with pedals, loops, sine tones and an expansive imagination.
South X Lullaby: Katie Von Schleicher
The New York songwriter finds a place of solitude in the Spire Studio Tour Bus to perform "Mary," the quietest song from her magnificent 2017 album, S***** Hits.
World Cafe Nashville: Erin Rae
With a gentle voice and deeply insightful songwriting, the Tennessee native has been a standout among the city's folk and Americana artists for years.
Songs We Love: Kadhja Bonet, 'Mother Maybe'
The first single from Childqueen spins a technicolor groove as Kadhja Bonet's creamy soprano flutters in and out of the whistle register.
Watch Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Perform 'Echo' Live In The Studio
The LA rockers released their first album in five years this past January. Wrong Creatures veers from garage rock to moaning guitars and atmospheric slow burners, all with a dark edge.
How Haley Heynderickx Found Her Confidence For Her Debut Album
Portland's rising folk star is soft-spoken in person, but has the unguarded assurance to lay herself bare when performing.
Patti Smith On Mountain Stage
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Patti Smith performs in honor of her late husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith, and helps with his posthumous induction into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
First Listen: The Aces, 'When My Heart Felt Volcanic'
The Aces' full-length debut is a pop confectionery, and fit to be blasted from car stereos, but there's substance to its sweetness