Music Interviews

Linda Ronstadt On Making Music: 'I Knew How To Sing My Whole Life'

1:41pm September 13, 2019

by Terry Gross

The Mexican-American singer spoke with Terry Gross in 2013 about her career and her Parkinson's diagnosis. The documentary, The Sound of My Voice, traces Ronstadt's career from the late '60s onward.

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The Lumineers' latest album, III, is out now

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The Lumineers Trace The Cycle Of Addiction: 'It's A Progressive Disease'

5:09am September 13, 2019

Wes Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers break down the three generations of addiction depicted in the band's latest album, III.

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Japanese Breakfast Has A Full Plate

4:04pm September 12, 2019

Michelle Zauner has an incredibly rich creative life. She makes music as Japanese Breakfast, scores video games, directs music videos and more.

Sampa The Great's debut studio album, The Return, will be released Sep. 13.

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Sampa The Great Finds Her Place

12:39pm September 11, 2019

by Dhruva Balram

Sampa The Great has followed a long — literally, as in criss-crossing the world — road on her way to developing and refining a singular, stunning voice. "Now, I'm like, let's go," she tells NPR Music.

The crowd at Los Dells Festival in Wisconsin celebrates music and identity.

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Latin Music In The Heartland

6:29am September 11, 2019

by Felix Contreras

We visit the third annual Los Dells Festival in central Wisconsin, featuring Café Tacvba, Salt Cathedral, Ximena Sarinaña and Natalia Lafourcade.

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'It Rains Love' On Lee Fields And The Expressions

2:01pm September 10, 2019

Run your finger across the song titles and liner notes of Lee Fields' latest album and you might guess Fields is a singer invested in spreading love through soulful music.

John Coltrane performs with drummer Elvin Jones and saxophonist Eric Dolphy in 1961. Impulse! Records is set to release the "lost" Coltrane album Blue World on Sept. 27.

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Not All 'Lost' Jazz Albums Are Created Equal

8:17am September 10, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Nate Chinen of member station WBGO and Jazz Night in America about three rediscovered jazz albums from Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Stan Getz.

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Black Belt Eagle Scout's At the Party With My Brown Friends is out now.

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'We Will Always Sing': Black Belt Eagle Scout Makes Space For The Marginalized

5:29pm September 09, 2019

Katherine Paul, who performs under the name Black Belt Eagle Scout, uses the pow wow music of her youth to shape her songs and isn't afraid to assert who they are for.

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Ian Noe Reflects On Growing Up In Rural Kentucky

12:40pm September 09, 2019

Ian Noe has an incredible way with words, but on his debut album, they are not the most uplifting or pleasant.

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Craig Finn Is Interested In The High And The Hangover

12:59pm September 06, 2019

The people at the heart of Craig Finn's songs have seen a lot, but are trying to do the right thing.