Australian State Orders 'No Dancing, No Singing, No Mingling' To Halt COVID-19
New South Wales will restrict "high-risk activities" as neighboring Victoria state reports a record single-day increase of 428 new cases.
Music
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 6 Featuring Gina Chavez
Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Gina Chavez watched their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discussed what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
The Chicks After The Fire
Long known as firebrands ready to take on abusers, country music and the president, the trio now known as The Chicks is finding – on its first album in 14 years – beauty in loss and lonesomeness.
A New Album Turns The Sound Of Endangered Birds Into Electronic Music
Ten artists from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean recorded tracks using birdsong from their country, with all profits of the vinyl and digital release going to bird conservation projects.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Says She Was Shot On Sunday
The popular Houston rapper and singer said on Wednesday that she had been shot "as a result of a crime that was committed against me" over the weekend. She did not identify the shooter.
Diana Gordon: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The singer-songwriter channels Whitney Houston, Alanis Morissette and The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan in her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
The Thistle & Shamrock: New Summer Sounds
This week hear new music from Maggie MacInnes, Joan Shelley and Caroline Keane.
The Galaxy-Expanding, Peace-Loving Trumpet Of Eddie Gale: Hear The Essentials
The trumpeter, who died last week at the age of 78, was at the vanguard of jazz's midcentury development and is regarded as a legend by his peers.
Jonathan Wilson Goes Back To His Roots For 'Dixie Blur'
The artist-producer behind albums from Dawes and Father John Misty and who's partly credited with revitalizing the Laurel Canyon music scene decided to pick up and head to Nashville for his new album.
Playing Music Together Online Is Not As Simple As It Seems
For musicians who want to play together while following social distancing guidelines, the solution goes beyond a Zoom call. Pianist Dan Tepfer leads us down the technological rabbit hole.