Singing For Life In A Crypt In Harlem
Opera singer Lawrence Brownlee joins jazz pianist Jason Moran in a landmark church to tell a troubling new story with an old spiritual.
Music Videos
Ben Folds: Tiny Desk Concert
Performing solo in the NPR Music offices, the singer, songwriter and pianist performs three songs from his new album and two old favorites: "Emaline" and "One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces."
opbmusic Presents: Heartless Bastards
Watch the blues-inspired rock band perform "Down In The Canyon" at the 2015 Pickathon festival.
OK Go Drops New Zero-Gravity Video
OK Go is masterful at coming up with creative, complex music videos. They filmed their newest video in zero gravity. Rachel Martin talks with the band's Damian Kulash and his sister, Trish Sie.
Chelsea Wolfe: Tiny Desk Concert
Last year's Abyss saw Chelsea Wolfe make her metallic tendencies explicit. At the Tiny Desk with just an electric guitar, she takes three songs back to their primal form.
KCRW Presents: Cage The Elephant
Watch the Kentucky-bred garage-rock band perform "Trouble" live on Morning Becomes Eclectic.
The Current Presents: Polica
Watch the Minnesota synth-pop group perform "Wedding" live in a Twin Cities studio.
KEXP Presents: Ty Segall
Watch Segall shred through "Emotional Mugger/Leopard Priestess," complete with creepy props.
Car Seat Headrest: Tiny Desk Concert
Will Toledo is a wordsmith with a vision, wrapping his faults and frailties in a DIY sound that's still finely crafted. Watch him perform three songs in the NPR Music offices.
With 'Formation,' Beyoncé Lights Up The Internet. Here's What People Are Saying
The singer's new music video quickly drew commentary of all kinds — on its references to being black in America, Hurricane Katrina and Black Lives Matter.