Music

How Paramore's Hayley Williams helped her grandfather release his debut album

4:18am February 18, 2025

by Milton Guevara

Paramore singer Hayley Williams' earliest memories of music are of hearing her grandfather's songs. She helped him, now 78, achieve a dream: releasing his debut album.

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Opinion: Remembering Marianne Faithfull

8:00am February 01, 2025

NPR's Scott Simon remembers English singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died this week at the age of 78.

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Radhika Vekaria reflects on peace — and Grammy acclaim — in a quiet ashram

5:00am January 31, 2025

In a small ashram nestled on a quiet residential street near Laguna Beach, Radhika Vekaria is finding peace after receiving her first ever Grammy nomination.

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Christie Dashiell became a musician at school. Then, she became an artist

5:00am January 30, 2025

Reflecting on a transformative residency program, the jazz vocalist now nominated for her first Grammy Award says her album Journey in Black reflects "the expansiveness of the Black experience."

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Ela Minus makes beats for 'dancing and crying'

5:00am January 30, 2025

by A Martínez

Colombian musician Ela Minus unites the excitement of the dance club with the more human touch of analog synthesizers on her new album, DÍA.

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Country singer Charley Crockett is 'afraid of getting fenced in'

5:00am January 29, 2025

Charley Crockett has come a long way from his days busking on the streets of New Orleans. Now, he performs at theaters in front of thousands of people. To cap it all off, he's up for his first Grammy.

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Lost Tina Turner song is just OK, say critics. But that's not why it matters.

3:48pm January 23, 2025

Originally recorded for the rock star's major album Private Dancer, "Hot For You Baby" was thought lost.

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The songs Israelis and Palestinians are listening to now, amid war

8:34am December 29, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

An Israeli music critic and a Palestinian musician share some songs with NPR's Daniel Estrin — and reflect on more than a year of the war between Israel and Hamas.

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Band Director Brian McMath leads the band through the opening section of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" on on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 in Greensboro, N.C. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

Education

Guilford County high school band students to perform in Rome's New Year's Day Parade

4:12pm December 18, 2024

by Amy Diaz

In a few weeks, Northwest Guilford High School students will perform three songs in the New Year's Day parade in Rome for an audience of roughly 25 million people — including the Pope.

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Arts, Music & Culture

Scottish Faire in High Point celebrates centuries-old Yuletide traditions

3:26pm December 13, 2024

by David Ford

The High Point Museum will celebrate 18th and 19th century New Year’s Eve traditions during its 6th annual Scottish Faire.