During an intense reckoning with the global climate crisis, Tamara Lindeman wrote much her new album. For her, the biggest takeaway was "to acknowledge that I could care this much and this deeply."

Sylvain's rhythm guitar playing was the foundation for the raw, hard-driving sound of the New York Dolls, who presaged punk and new wave and influenced generations of musicians.

Another member of the NPR Music team previews two of the albums she's looking forward to hearing in 2021: Julien Baker's Little Oblivions and Arlo Parks' Collapsed In Sunbeams.

Ahead of the release of their debut album, Giver Taker, the Boston singer-songwriter talks to NPR Music about singing in choirs, healing through songwriting and being inspired by The Lion King.

The established indie singer and songwriter was accused in a report published by Pitchfork on Thursday.

Stream the songs, plus selected tracks from the albums and mixtapes, that comprise our list of the 130 greatest releases in Southern rap history.

Stevens' eighth solo studio album will be released September 25, with its first single coming on Friday.

Lynn became a household name in the U.K. amidst World War II, all but singlehandedly maintaining the morale of British soldiers on the front lines.

To give you a sense of what our team saw in the thousands of Contest entries this year, we're counting down the 2020 Contest by the numbers. Plus, we have a supercut video of the Contest community.

We love seeing new faces in the Tiny Desk Contest — but it's especially exciting when artists come back year after year. This week, we're featuring musicians who have entered three or more times.

Ahead of the release of Perfume Genius' fifth studio album, two NPR Music writers discuss how Mike Hadreas' career has helped set a new standard for the exploration of movement and identity in rock.

While our judges search for the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest winner, we're sharing even more entries we love. This week's selection includes songs perfect for reflection, daydreaming and solo dance parties.

The frontwoman of the indie-rock band Hop Along made her second appearance at the Tiny Desk, this time performing songs from her debut solo album.

The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest closed for entries on April 27. As our judges comb through entries to find a winner, we're sharing some of the best entries we saw in the Contest's final weeks.

The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest closed for entries on April 27. As we comb through entries to find our winner, we're sharing songs that help us feel connected in this time of isolation and uncertainty.

This week's entries include a call for justice, an urge to reconcile our differences and an invitation to dance. If you want to send us your song, don't delay: There's less than a week left to enter.

We're impressed by the ingenuity we've seen from Contest entrants making great music under less-than-ideal circumstances. If you have a song you'd like us to hear, you can enter until April 27.

This week, our favorite entries bring you raucous guitars, resilience, contemplation and lots of houseplants. There's still time to enter; send us your video by April 27.

In the spirit of getting creative during the era of social distancing, we asked for advice for filming a Tiny Desk Contest entry by yourself. Unsigned artists can enter the Contest through April 27.

The former One Direction singer gave a charming performance of "Watermelon Sugar," "Adore You" and other cuts from his latest album, Fine Line.