Review: Adele, '25'
25, Adele's follow-up to the best-selling album of this decade, isn't quite a decisive split with her past work. But it radiates confidence and commands attention.
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Songs We Love: Childbirth, 'Let's Be Bad'
Watch the newest video from Seattle feminist punk super-group, starring performance-art-guerilla grrrl Alicia McDaid.
Hear 'Kevin,' The New Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Song Featuring Leon Bridges
Macklemore's latest effort with producer Ryan Lewis is a funk-flavored tirade against the ravages of drug addiction.
'My Goal Is To Not Be Bored By What I Do': Itzhak Perlman At 70
Once a kid with polio from Tel Aviv who hated practicing his instrument, the master violinist says he's still learning, even as he prepares to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Beethoven Symphonies At Carnegie Hall Via Berlin
From an all-Beethoven residency week, hear the storied Berlin Philharmonic play the profound Sixth and witty Eighth with conductor Simon Rattle.
What Alt. Latino's Listening To This Week
The hosts of Alt.Latino bring us music from Brazil and Africa this week. NPR's Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras talk to Rachel Martin about their favorite tracks.
Carla Morisson Looks Hard At Love's Gray Areas
Morrison is part of a small group of independent singers who are challenging the sound of pop in Mexico. She speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin abut her new album, Amor Supremo.
Carly Simon: 'I'm Constantly Reemerging In My Life'
The woman behind "You're So Vain" has stories for days about love and music. On the occasion of a new memoir, she joins NPR's Scott Simon to unfold a few of them.
The Good Dino-Score: Behind The Music Of Pixar's Latest
Writing music for The Good Dinosaur was a seven-month journey for brothers Mychael and Jeff Danna, not all of it glamorous.
Grace Potter On World Cafe
Hear the Nocturnals leader rock through a few of the songs from her first solo album, Midnight.