The 100 Best Songs Of 2020
Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 60-41 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.
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The 100 Best Songs Of 2020
Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 40-21 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.
New Documentary 'Billie' Explores Mysteries Of Billie Holiday And Her Biographer
The film continues writer Linda Kuehl's unfinished investigation into Holiday's life through never-before-heard interviews with jazz luminaries, and explores her experiences with institutional racism.
Becoming Isis Tha Saviour
A former ward of the state who gave birth while imprisoned, Philly rapper Isis Tha Saviour uses hip-hop to transform her trauma into freedom.
Listen To NPR Music's 100 Best Songs Of 2020
Think of it as a silver lining playlist, a whopper of a mixtape to close out a bummer of a year.
The 100 Best Songs Of 2020
Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 80-61 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.
The 100 Best Songs Of 2020
The great songs of 2020 were as abundant as the rest of the year was a drag. Think of these 100 jams as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.
Loudon Wainwright III And Vince Giordano Play From The Great American Songbook
Wainwright and Giordano collaborated on the 1920s and '30s style music for the series Boardwalk Empire and the film The Aviator. Now they've gotten together again on the album I'd Rather Lead a Band.
Jazz Standard, One Of New York's Top Clubs, Closes Due To Pandemic
It is the first major jazz club in New York City to shut its doors permanently due to the coronavirus crisis. Its owners announced the club's closing on Wednesday, after more than two decades.
The 50 Best Albums Of 2020
Our guide to the greatest albums (Nos. 30-21) that emerged from a year's worth of cacophony.