Famed Conductor Mariss Jansons, 76, Has Died
One of classical music's most beloved and widely heard conductors died Saturday. Born in secret in Nazi-occupied Latvia, he went on to a stunning international career.
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For Jay-Z's 50th Birthday, A New Biography Centers His Lyrical Legacy
Jay-Z drew criticism for partnering with the NFL after having supported Colin Kaepernick. A new biography centers the rapper's business ethos with his lyrics and the concept of the constant hustle.
Heat Check: Ode To The Cap
Balancing glitchy, pithy pop with raucous reggae, trap and R&B, these Heat Check picks from The Weeknd and Koffee give us a moment's escape from the ordinary.
Who Is August Greene? (Rebroadcast)
Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins are the trio of talent behind a new supergroup.
When 2 People Sound Like Many: Illiterate Light Reinvents The Classic Power Duo
There are a lot of great guitar and drum duos - The Black Keys, The White Stripes - but none of them can say their drummer plays standing up, or that their guitarist plays the bass line with his feet.
NPR Music's Top 10 Albums Of November
It's truly been a great year for music, right up to the final months. November gifted us new albums by FKA twigs, Michael Kiwanuka and Mount Eerie.
NPR Music's Top 15 Songs Of November
There's still some fight in 2019 left. Wye Oak, Leslie Odom Jr., Miranda Lambert and Ms. Lauryn Hill all released some of the best songs this month.
'A Tribute To Mose Allison' Celebrates The Music Of An Exciting Jazz Master
NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with musician Bonnie Raitt and Amy Allison about the new album, If You're Going to the City: A Tribute to Mose Allison.
Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95
The Brooklyn-born Burgie studied at Juilliard and co-wrote many of the songs on Harry Belafonte's breakthrough album, Calypso, including his genre-defining hit, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)."
'He'd Asked Me To Complete These Works': Adam Cohen On 'Thanks For The Dance'
Leonard Cohen's son, Adam, speaks about producing his father's posthumous album and how he urged his father to record vocal ideas up until his death.