On 'Barbarism,' Katie Alice Greer builds a discordant world that's all her own
The former frontperson of punk band Priests delivers an equally jarring and lush solo debut album.
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K-pop sensation BTS is going on a break but promises to return
The boy band announced their break during a dinner filmed for social media. The group officially debuted in 2013.
Bonny Light Horseman, 'California'
Despite the addition of a dulcimer, the supergroup's new song leaves behind the old-world feel that defined its debut.
The Beths, 'Silence Is Golden'
The New Zealand band bursts with existential anxiety here, craving silence one moment and smashing it with a screeching guitar solo the next.
The A's, 'He Needs Me'
Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords' Alexandra Sauser-Monnig team up for a kooky, inquisitive and comforting performance.
Britney Spears' ex-husband is charged with stalking after trying to crash her wedding
Jason Alexander was Spears' first husband. The two were childhood friends but were only married for 55 hours before it was annulled. Alexander pleaded not guilty to all charges he is facing.
Lizzo rerecords 'Grrrls' following criticism over ableist lyric
Lizzo rerecorded a lyric in her new song "Grrrls" after disabled fans called out her use of a word that's considered an ableist slur.
David Lang, 'again (after ecclesiastes)'
In music of translucent constancy, the Pulitzer-winning composer finds philosophical questions — and comfort — in the Old Testament.
Avant rockers Editrix share the secret of the ooze
Editrix makes heavy rock and roll for trouble-making honor roll students. But the trio's gnarly exterior belies a warm, giggly and egoless interpersonal dynamic.
On 'It's Almost Dry,' Pusha T plays the long game
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the rapper about making his new album It's Almost Dry, working with Kanye and Pharrell and reflecting on what longevity looks like in hip-hop.