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10 Takeaways From The 2019 Grammy Awards
Monday, February 11, 2019
This year's telecast served up a string of satisfying winners, memorable performances and a GIF sure to endure until roughly the moment life on earth is extinguished.
2019 Grammy Awards: Predictions And Considerations
Thursday, February 07, 2019
On Sunday night, social media will overflow with commentary on the night's winners, snubs and baffling moments. But for now, we can take a few educated stabs at the headlines and outrages that await.
New Music Friday For Feb. 1: The 6 Albums You Need To Hear Now
Friday, February 01, 2019
Guitar rock dominates this week's list of the best new albums out on Feb. 1, including the gritty Norwegian band Spielbergs, Mexico's mighty Le Butcherettes, Cherry Glazerr's best album ever and more.
Watch New Order Perform 'Ceremony' In Rare Footage From 1981
Monday, January 28, 2019
To spread the word about an upcoming reissue campaign, the influential band is circulating a little-seen performance of its first single, recorded live in Manchester.
New Music Friday For Jan. 25: The 6 Albums You Should Hear Now
Friday, January 25, 2019
Our sprint through this week's essential new albums includes music from the Compton rapper Boogie, the good-times riff-rock of FIDLAR, a return to form from The Dandy Warhols and more.
Playing SXSW 2019? Send Us Your Songs
Thursday, January 24, 2019
For the 12th straight year, NPR Music is heading to Austin in search of discoveries. To prepare, we want to hear music by every artist scheduled to perform at the festival.
First Listen: Mandolin Orange, 'Tides Of A Teardrop'
Thursday, January 24, 2019
The North Carolina folk-pop duo dispenses maximum comfort in songs engineered to settle worried minds, slow the blood and lend an empathetic ear.
New Music Friday For Jan. 18: 7 Albums You Should Hear Now
Friday, January 18, 2019
It's a brand-new season of New Music Friday and our 2019 debut includes the sparkling, smart pop of Maggie Rogers, swooning love songs from James Blake, new Pedro The Lion, Deerhunter and more.
Jawbox Announces Reunion Tour After A Decade Away
Monday, January 14, 2019
It appears to be required by law that every indie-rock band of the '90s must reunite at some point. So we might as well see the return of a great one, right?
James Blake Announces 'Assume Form,' A New Album Due Out Next Week
Thursday, January 10, 2019
The star singer and producer's new album will feature guest performances by Travis Scott, André 3000, Moses Sumney, Rosalía and more.
The Golden Globes 2018: Best Original Song Nominees
Sunday, January 06, 2019
The Golden Globes mark the start of the awards season. We take a look at Sunday night's nominees for best original song.
The Best Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2018
Monday, December 31, 2018
Watch 25 of the year's greatest, most surprising Tiny Desk performances, featuring just a sampling of the gifted artists who passed through NPR Music's office this year.
All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2018
Monday, December 03, 2018
The All Songs gang looks back at this year's anthems and unmissable milestones, from Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer to Childish Gambino's mind-blowing video for "This Is America," Rosalía, Mitski and more.
Fallon Takes Bob Dylan To The Circus – Or Is It Vice-Versa?
Monday, November 26, 2018
A late-night talk-show host and an icon sit alone in a vast theater, sipping drinks and watching approvingly as Big Apple Circus acrobats do their thing.
Hozier Returns With The Grand 'Movement' — And Announces A New Album
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
"Movement," from an as-yet-untitled set due out in 2019, leans hard into Hozier's gift for songs that soar with stormy, propulsive intensity.
Tyler, The Creator And Sufjan Stevens Record New Holiday Songs — Just Not Together
Friday, November 09, 2018
Sufjan Stevens has dropped the wistful "Lonely Man of Winter." Tyler, The Creator just released "I Am the Grinch." You probably shouldn't listen to them simultaneously.
First Listen: Hanson, 'String Theory'
Monday, November 05, 2018
Even in a studio, backed by a symphony orchestra as they survey their long career in pop music, these guys know how to work a room.
First Listen: Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers, 'Bought To Rot'
Thursday, November 01, 2018
The Against Me! singer bounds around outside the boundaries and margins of punk, while still sounding unfiltered, playfully profane and overstuffed with ideas.
New Music Friday For Oct. 26: The 8 Albums You Should Hear Now
Friday, October 26, 2018
This week's batch of essential new albums includes Robyn's melancholy return to the dance floor, rock-and-roll madness from Ty Segall, the otherworldly voice of R&B singer NAO and more.
Hear Chris Cornell's Wrenching Cover Of 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Cornell's performance of Prince's classic ballad, recorded live at SiriusXM in 2015, appears on an upcoming, career-spanning compilation of the late singer's work.