Owen Pallett: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The talented Canadian composer and songwriter creates an ensemble in their bedroom for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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He Choreographed 'Single Ladies' And 'WAP.' Now He's Got A Bigger Mission
JaQuel Knight, choreographer of iconic routines for Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion and others, is working to copyright his dances in hopes it will keep corporations from profiting off them unfairly.
Michael Kiwanuka: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The 2020 Mercury Prize winner performs five songs in a London flat for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
Struggling To Soothe Your Nerves? These Songs Might Help
Here are a few song recommendations to help you soothe your nerves.
Paris Jackson Explores Trauma, Heartache And Healing In Debut Album
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Paris Jackson - yes, THAT Paris Jackson, daughter of the late Michael - about her debut album, Wilted.
Pianist Keith Jarrett On The 'Calling' That Drew Him To Jazz
Jarrett is acclaimed for his intense and physically energetic improvised performances. Kevin Whitehead reviews Jarrett's new album, Budapest, and we listen back to a 2000 interview with him.
Suzzy And Lucy Wainwright Roche On Their Mother Daughter Bond, New Album
From one of America's most beloved musical families, Suzzy Roche and her daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche recorded their new collaboration, I Can Still Hear You, while in quarantine.
Time Warps, Dolphins And Baptism: Helga Davis Talks With Lara Downes
The restless creator of music and theatre says the pandemic has opened up new ways to be a storyteller.
New Anthology Revisits Brief History Of The Gospel Truth Label
The Gospel Truth was a subsidiary of the famous soul label Stax Records. A new anthology, The Gospel Truth: The Complete Singles Collection, revisits its brief moment in gospel soul history.
The Avett Brothers' 'Third Gleam' Reminds Us Why We Fell In Love With Them
The Third Gleam has no big band, no synths, no electric guitar. Just the brothers and their longtime bassist, Bob Crawford, for a series of songs.