Heat Check: Can't Get It For Free
In a week of rapid headlines and surprise releases, these tracks from City Girls, Noname, Anderson .Paak and more attempt to restore the feeling without disregarding reality.
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Chloe x Halle Have Taken Beyoncé's Most Important Lesson To Heart
The pair have come a long way since signing with Beyoncé's company five years ago. In fact, they seem to have matched her example, in one important respect: They seem fully themselves.
Lady Gaga And Carly Rae Jepsen, Both With Bold Albums, Make Isolation Less Lonely
The electric instrumentation of Lady Gaga's flashy disco record Chromatica and Carly Rae Jepsen's Dedicated Side B provide a much-needed jolt for the COVID era.
The NEA Announces Its 2020 National Heritage Fellowship Winners
A soul singer from Atlanta, an Iroquois bead artist, West African dancers and an Armenian vocalist are among this year's recipients of National Heritage Fellowship
A Different Kind Of Pride: Perspectives On 50 Years Of Celebration, Part 2
We asked music writers in the LGBTQ+ community to reflect on the relationship between celebration, protest, music and LGBTQ+ activism. Barry Walters writes about pandemics, privilege and disco.
A Different Kind Of Pride: Perspectives On 50 Years Of Celebration, Part 1
This year, Pride feels a little different. We asked music writers in the LGBTQ+ community to reflect on the changing relationship between celebration, protest, music and LGBTQ+ activism.
It 'Feels Like A Graduation': Phoebe Bridgers On 'Punisher'
The LA singer-songwriter talks about her second solo album, which includes guest appearances from peers like Conor Oberst, copying ideas from her heroes and the way lyrical specificity mimics poetry.
Sudan Archives: Tiny Desk Concert
Sudan Archives draws inspiration from Irish and African traditional music. Watch her channel both in this Tiny Desk concert.
Tom Petty's Family Doesn't Want Trump Using His Music For A 'Campaign Of Hate'
Tom Petty's family issued a cease-and-desist notice to the Trump campaign after the president played "I Won't Back Down" at his rally in Tulsa, Okla.
In 'Souvenir' Jonah Yano Explores Identity, Loss and Reconnection
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jonah Yano about his debut album Souvenir which captures his feelings of growing up in Vancouver and his estranged relationship with his father back in Japan.