World Cafe Next: Young Gun Silver Fox
The London-meets-California duo makes modern yacht rock that sounds like it came straight from the '70s. Hear two songs.
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Margaret Glaspy On World Cafe
Hear the singer-songwriter play songs from her standout debut, Emotions And Math, live in the studio.
Margaret Glaspy: Tiny Desk Concert
Everything serves the songs here: There's no overplaying, no frills, just great music and a tremendous new artist who sounds thrilled to be playing it.
Stunned Silence, Then A Standing Ovation For 'Let Me Tell You'
Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen explores questions of time, memory, nature and human isolation. His recent collaboration with soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan has garnered worldwide attention.
Metropolis: 8/20/16
Hear new tracks by Jax Jones, Massive Attack, Rufus Du Sol and more in Jason Bentley's two-hour EDM mix.
Songs We Love: Maren Morris, 'Once'
The country singer claims her space among the divas with a tearjerking ballad, recorded live with her band at Nashville's historic RCA Studio A.
Lou Pearlman, Boy Band Manager And Ponzi Schemer, Dies In Prison
Lou Pearlman, the impresario behind boy band giants such as the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, has died in prison where he is serving a 25-year sentence tied to a $300 million Ponzi scheme.
Barbra Streisand On Broadway, Hollywood — And Siri
Streisand's latest album is Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, a collection of duets with film stars. NPR's Scott Simon caught her in a stolen moment between tour stops.
Glen Miller Hit, 'Chattanooga Choo Choo,' Marks Its 75th Anniversary
On 8/21/41, the movie "Sun Valley Serenade" had its world premiere and featured the song, "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Playwright Murray Horwitz tells NPR's Scott Simon why the song became a monster hit.
Charlene Kaye: 'It's Hard To Be What You Don't See'
The San Fermin singer, who has a new solo EP, says she wants to be a model for Asian-American girls who don't see themselves represented in rock music.