Bartees Strange, 'Weights'
The D.C. singer treated fans to a new single Thursday morning.
Music & Culture
Unprecedented Sessions: 10 Philly Artists Play Lockdown Livestreams
Philadelphia tastemakers Cherry-Veen Zine and WXPN, with help from PowerCycle Productions, highlight the breadth of the city's local music scene through a series of live stream concerts.
John Prine's First Album Came Out The Same Year NPR Debuted Original Programming
NPR turns 50 this year, and we're marking it by looking back on some other things that happened in 1971. It was that year that songwriter John Prine released his debut album. Prine died in 2020.
maye: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The pop singer premieres new music with family and friends for her "El Tiny" home concert.
In New Filing, Britney Spears Consents With The Petition To End Her Conservatorship
The filing represents the first time Britney Spears has called for an end to the arrangement in court documents, though she has called for its termination in hearings.
The Magnetic Fields' '100,000 Fireflies' Sounds The Way Being Lonely Feels
Susan Anway, the singer on The Magnetic Fields' early albums, died this month. For many, her legacy is the remarkable "100,000 Fireflies," a desolate love song that finds the comfort in emptiness.
The Man Behind Those Annual 'Sept. 21' Videos Has Made His Last Masterpiece
Since 2016, Demi Adejuyigbe has made increasingly lavish videos dancing to the Earth, Wind and Fire hit "September." "It just feels like doing the impossible with a bunch of friends," he says.
Tonstartssbandht, 'What Has Happened'
Tonstartssbandht blends yearning harmonies with the kind of shimmering guitar explored by sonic searchers like The Durutti Column and Manuel Göttsching.
Kadhja Bonet, 'For You'
The latest from the kaleidoscopic songwriter features a self-sensuous hook that curls up inside your psyche.
Ovlov, 'Land Of Steve-O'
The first single from the group's forthcoming record, Buds, sounds like meeting someone for the first time and feeling like you've known them your whole life.