Shucked: Tiny Desk Concert
Songwriting team Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally take us on a musical journey from Nashville to Broadway with their musical, Shucked.
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Choral rock gets pared down on The Polyphonic Spree's new album
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Tim DeLaughter about his choral rock group, The Polyphonic Spree, and its new album, "Salvage Enterprise."
How a Reconstruction-era singing tour changed popular music
A decision by Fisk University in 1871 helped shape American popular music, according to Vann Newkirk of The Atlantic. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with him about his article on the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Taylor Swift postpones Brazil show due to heat, day after fan dies during concert
Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer's Instagram.
Reflecting on the legacy of the flute in pop music
This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.
A violist memorializes lost voices at Terezin concentration camp
Scott Simon talks with violist Mark Ludwig about his efforts to preserve - and play - the music written by some of the many musicians imprisoned and killed at the Terezin concentration camp.
What the abuse lawsuit against Diddy, one of hip-hop's most powerful men, means
The singer Cassie has accused the rap mogul of subjecting her to years of abuse, in a suit made possible by the Adult Survivors Act. Can the case spark a sexual assault reckoning within hip-hop?
PJ Harvey: Tiny Desk Concert
In her Tiny Desk performance, the artist lives on her own artistic plane — inviting listeners to take their time to fully join her.
André 3000 on his new album, the first in 17 years
NPR's Rodney Carmichael speaks with André 3000 about his new album New Blue Sun.
Dolly Parton has made a rock & roll album — with a little help from her friends
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to country music legend Dolly Parton about her new album Rockstar.