Hilary Hahn, 'Serenade for Life'
Hear the violinist, celebrated for her beautiful tone, in a surprise gift from a departed composer.
Music
Let's end the year with some bangers! Join Alt.Latino's Listening Party
Join Alt.Latino for an live, hour-long fiesta dedicated to highlighting the hottest Latin music of 2021
Our Favorite Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts Of 2021
Watch some of the year's greatest Tiny Desk performances, featuring a small sample of the talented artists who delivered intimate sets from their homes around the world.
Giveon shares the stories behind 'When It's All Said And Done'
The R&B star got his first big break less than two years ago with a feature on the Drake hit "Chicago Freestyle." Since then, he's released hit after hit.
3 members of K-pop sensation BTS have tested positive for COVID-19
Nearly half of the seven-member band have now tested positive, after returning to South Korea from abroad earlier this month.
Exploring some favorite Christmas songs beyond that Mariah Carey tune
NPR staffers discuss their favorite Christmas songs.
Holiday show celebrating Cole Porter is playing to packed (masked) houses in Paris
A holiday musical review celebrating the work of Cole Porter is playing to rapturous audiences in Paris.
Did a song by the rapper Logic lead to fewer suicides?
When rapper Logic's song "1-800-273-8255" — the digits for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — came out, the hotline started getting more calls.
Rock historian Ed Ward revisits the Beatles' puzzling Christmas records
Ward, who died May 3, 2021, spoke in 1992 about a series of Christmas singles the Beatles made in the '60s. If you were a member of their fan club, you got one each year.
Jazz singer Susannah McCorkle performs a holiday concert for 'Fresh Air'
McCorkle, who died in 2001, had 17 albums to her credit and a repertoire of more than 3,000 songs. She was also a published fiction writer. In 1988, McCorkle stopped in to perform holiday music.