Encore: Solange's 'A Seat At The Table' Honors Her Family
Solange Knowles' A Seat At The Table is an album of self-healing, family healing and ancestral healing, but it ended up being her most commercially successful to date.
Music Interviews
Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona
"People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy," Springsteen says. "I want to be that guy myself very often." Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2016.
'It Feels Like Our World Is Fracturing': DJ Earworm Breaks Down His 2016 Mashup
Every year since 2007, the mashup artist has woven the top 25 pop hits of the year into a single track that captures the essence of the year. The title of this year's mashup? "Into Pieces."
Amy Grant On Faith, Songwriting And Christmas Blues
The pop songwriter says she wants her album, Tennessee Christmas, "to feel like a good, steady companion, whether you're at the top of your game or struggling."
What 2016 Sounded Like
NPR Music editor and reviewer Stephen Thompson reflects on the year through the lens of music and shares the songs that impressed him most.
Encore: 'It Wasn't Alternative To Us': Chazmere On Making Your Own Entertainment
For his new album, Chaz Van Queen has opted to go by the moniker, Chazmere. He tells host Linda Wertheimer why he changed his name, and how to use the word "bae."
They'll Tell The Story Of Eight Nights: The Maccabeats Mash Up Hamilton And Hanukkah
The New York a cappella group called the Maccabeats rewrote songs from the hit musical Hamilton to tell the origin story of Hanukkah.
Kadhja Bonet's Quarter-Life Crisis Led Her Home — To Music
Bonet grew up in a house full of musical instruments, but she didn't commit to becoming a songwriter and performer until her mid-20s. She joins NPR to talk about her journey back.
The 84-Year-Old Grandmother Who Fronts D.C.'s Coolest House Band
For the past several years, a dive bar in the District has drawn crowds of eager millennials to see Granny and the Boys, a funk act led by Alice "Granny" Donahue.
Meet H.E.R., A Rising Voice Whose Face Remains A Mystery
Despite her anonymity, the R&B singer and songwriter has already made waves with her debut EP, H.E.R. Volume 1.