Without these Latino composers, Hollywood wouldn't sound the same
The Hollywood playlist of Latino film composers includes Maria Grever, Agustín Lara, Lalo Schifrin, Gustavo Santaolalla, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Germaine Franco.
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Let's take a musical moment with singer Luciana Souza about 'Cantar'
Souza discusses her collaboration with Dafnis Prieto on their new album.
With '$oul $old $eparately,' Freddie Gibbs cashes in on his cachet
Forget what F. Scott Fitzgerald said about American lives and second acts, Gibbs is on his third or fourth. $$$ is a rewarding listen that sometimes labors under the weight of a forced progression.
Fungi served as Bjork's latest muse in her new album, 'Fossora'
Bjork's Fossora peers down into the soil, in a love letter to fungi. "Bubbly and fun" is how she describes her new album.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Lizzo playing James Madison's flute, Usher's thirst traps, and more.
Where are the Black musicians in the country's largest orchestras?
In 2014, a study found that only 1.4% of orchestra musicians were Black. In 2022, it's hard to know if that number is better or worse.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 'Cool It Down' is an exhilarating yet unhurried return
The band's first new record in nine years confronts environmental ruin and pandemic-era isolation, but ends at a vantage of hope — one that sounds like it took all the intervening time to reach.
LCD Soundsystem, 'new body rhumba'
It's no crime for a song to be anodyne, but LCD Soundsystem made a career out of barely skirting that line.
Jessie Reyez: Tiny Desk Concert
The Colombian-Canadian singer rearranges tracks from her new album and performs them with the assuredness of a true reina harnessing her vulnerability on stage.
Harry Styles song, 'As It Was,' breaks Billboard record
The Harry Styles song has managed to stay No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 15 weeks. That's a feat topped by only three other songs in history.