SZA, 'Shirt'
One thing SZA knows well is the destructive depths of love and how to convey its intensity in her music. "Shirt" is no different, only within this cloud of delusion beams a salient awareness.
Music & Culture
Elon Musk says Twitter restored Ye's account without his knowledge before acquisition
The social media platform's new owner says the company made the change without consulting or informing him before he completed the deal to purchase Twitter.
Jerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
Rihanna, 'Lift Me Up'
Rihanna returns to music with the stripped down Black Panther soundtrack song "Lift Me Up," an emotional ballad that's tender at its core.
The Thistle and Shamrock: At the Gathering: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh with Daithi Sproule
This week, host Fiona Ritchie talks to Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh along with her fellow member of the top Irish trad group Altan, the guitarist Daithi Sproule.
John Oates' 'Pushin' A Rock' has an important message for our time
John Oates says "Pushin' A Rock," the first in a series of new digital singles, is "a rallying cry to everyone who strives to overcome life's struggles and challenges."
The gripping 'Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues' confronts the artist's complexities
A new documentary explores Armstrong's experience as a Black American musician coming of age right along with the 20th century.
Symba: Tiny Desk Concert
The Bay Area rapper balances high-octane wordplay with crisp scene-setting in his Tiny Desk performance.
Chappell Roan, 'Casual'
Chappell Roan peppers her irresistible pop song with explicit details — some more explicit than others — about a relationship between lovers with incompatible desires.
Heat Check Roundup: redveil, Armani Caesar, Wiki and more
In this week's Heat Check selects, prodigies past and present connect with OGs and friends, rappers stretch the limits of genre, young artists breathe new life into unmistakable samples and more.