Songs We Love: Daymé Arocena, 'Mambo Na' Mà'
The exuberant young singer's acrobatic voice becomes another instrument in a hybrid Cuban-Crescent City parade.
Music & Culture
First Listen: Mount Eerie, 'A Crow Looked At Me'
Stream Phil Elverum's heartbreaking tribute to his wife, Geneviève Castrée, who died last year from pancreatic cancer.
First Listen: Kelly Lee Owens, 'Kelly Lee Owens'
Stream the intoxicating debut album from the London-based singer/producer who brings a meditative songwriting style to club rhythms.
First Listen: Sera Cahoone, 'From Where I Started'
The former Band Of Horses drummer's songs amble sweetly and gently, propelled by a voice that radiates kindness.
First Listen: RaeLynn, 'WildHorse'
Stream the budding country star's beguiling debut album before its official release on March 24.
Music News: SXSW, Pandora's New Paid Streaming Service, Drake
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to NPR's Music editor Jacob Ganz about the music news of the week, including Pandora's new paid streaming service, Drake's upcoming mixtape and the latest from the SXSW immigration kerfuffle.
South X Lullaby: Valerie June
At St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, Valerie June plays a softly swaying, country-tinged soul song that scrapes the stratosphere.
What We Loved At SXSW On Tuesday
Public radio hosts share their favorite performances from the first big night the year's craziest music festival.
GAS, Wolfgang Voigt's Ambient Alias, Returns After 17 Years
NARKOPOP, Voight's first GAS album since his landmark POP project, is due out April 21.
Paul McCartney, Denied Control Over Beatles Hits For Decades, Is Told To Wait
McCartney has long sought control of The Beatles hits he co-authored and has filed a court case against the company that controls them.