Chloe x Halle: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The most exciting sister act in contemporary pop performs five songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
Music
2020 Was The Year Of Dancing By Ourselves
As dance floors stood empty, a wide spectrum of dance music transformed bedrooms into clubs, kitchens into discotheques and backyards into glow-stick raves.
Bob Dylan Sells Songwriting Catalog In 9-Figure Deal
Universal Music Publishing Group announced Monday that it had bought the lucrative publishing rights to over 600 Bob Dylan songs. The deal is worth a reported $300 million.
2020 Was The Year Of Protest Music
2020 was defined by the sounds of rage, resolve, mourning and solidarity. Here are 20 songs and albums that represent the best protest music of the year.
Join NPR Music's Listening Party For The Top 5 Songs Of 2020
This Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music critics and contributors take us from Bad Bunny's dizzying opus "Safaera" to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's gloriously raunchy "WAP."
Black Pumas: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Austin-based rock band is nominated for the album and record of the year at next year's Grammys. See why in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
Vote For Your Favorite Albums Of 2020
It wasn't a great year. But, as it often does, music made it better – or at least helped us get through the long days. So, before we put 2020 behind us, tell us your favorite albums of the year.
'Oxford American Magazine' Highlights Southern Music
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes, who is this year's guest editor of the Oxford American Southern Music Issue.
'Tripping With Nils Frahm': 4 Sweaty Berlin Nights Captured Onscreen
The new concert film, shot in 2018, shows one of the stars of the electronic and indie classical worlds in his element: a homebrewed nest of traditional and modern instruments working together.
Nilüfer Yanya Reflects On A Tumultuous Year In 'Feeling Lucky'
Nilüfer Yanya ponders on the perspective she's gained this year and how it's inspired her new EP, Feeling Lucky?