Yo-Yo Ma (feat. Tunde Olaniran), 'Doorway'
Pairing the classical cellist with the Michigan iconoclast makes a fair bit of sense: Neither cares much for genre boundaries.
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Weekly U.S. vinyl album sales break modern-era record, 'Billboard' reports
Billboard reports that last week was the best week for vinyl record sales in three decades. Adele's 30 was the top-selling vinyl album of the year. Taylor Swift's Red also broke vinyl sale records.
NPR's Bobby Carter on why a 2020 song should be included on 2021's best music lists
One of the biggest songs of 2021 was technically released in 2020 — so it can't be included on lists of the year's best music. NPR's Bobby Carter shouts out the song "Essence" by Wizkid.
Toast Of The Nation 2022
Ring in the New Year with music from the Quinteto Astor Piazzolla, Brandee Younger, Cory Henry, Keyon Harrold, and Louis Cole.
Watch Jazz Night in America's tribute to the icons lost in 2021
Bassist John Patitucci and his wife, cellist Sachi Patitucci, perform a moving ballad to celebrate the musicians we lost in 2021.
Kojaque, 'Town's Dead'
A tribute rather than a eulogy, "Town's Dead" is a celebration of Dublin and all its imperfect splendor.
What was the best album of 2021? It depends which critic you ask
There wasn't much consensus among the nation's music critics about which was the best album of 2021. We'll hear a few of the choices.
Lil Nas X is the boundary-smashing pop revolutionary of 2021
Boldly going where few gay men of color have been allowed to go before, Lil Nas X won the year by joyfully violating cultural taboos and exploiting media far more than it was able to exploit him.
Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds of fewer suicides, study finds
In 2017, the rapper Logic named a song after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number. A new study has found it may have had a remarkable impact.
Hilary Hahn, 'Serenade for Life'
Hear the violinist, celebrated for her beautiful tone, in a surprise gift from a departed composer.