One Year After Merle Haggard's Death, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Sings 'Bad Actor'
Watch Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Elsa Oldham perform the late-period Merle Haggard tune in a steam room.
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Songs We Love: Palehound, 'Flowing Over'
Ellen Kempner documents grief on a buzzing new song and collaborates with the Boston League of Women Wrestlers for the video.
Are We Witnessing The Beginning Of The End For Free Music Streaming?
Spotify has long evangelized free listening as a way to pull users in to paying for its service. The music industry's patience with the strategy seems to have run out.
Britney Spears Inadvertently Delays An Election In Israel
A primary election for Israel's Labor Party has been moved — because of a Britney Spears show taking place next door.
First Listen: Sam Outlaw, 'Tenderheart'
Exceptionally serene and pleasing, the second album from this country songwriter is easy to get lost in.
The Aces' Sparkling 'Physical' Asks Pop Music For Some Substance On Sex
Channeling HAIM and Tegan And Sara, the Utah band has made a fun pop song about wanting more out of a relationship than just sex.
First Listen: Spoek Mathambo, 'Mzansi Beat Code'
Mzansi Beat Code is a groove-packed, sociopolitical statement that places the 34-year-old producer at South Africa's creative center.
Ruthie Foster On Mountain Stage
The Grammy-nominated blues and gospel singer returns to Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
Get To Know The 'String-Band Pop' Of Nashville's Front Country
Though each of Front Country's five members has had a vastly different musical education, they all share a no-rules approach to modern bluegrass that honors the craft of pop music.
Alejandro Escovedo On World Cafe
The trauma of a near-death experience could have ended the rock veteran's career, but his latest album, Burn Something Beautiful, proves otherwise.