McCartney's 18th solo album has officially reached the top spot on the Billboard 200, marking The Beatles bassist's first solo No. 1 album in the U.S. in 36 years.

The vivacious London-based singer releases the lead single from her upcoming EP Empress.

The Atlanta-hailing enigma returns with his sophomore album about love, loss, fatherhood and pressure.

The 26-year-old, who died Sept. 7, will not be remembered as a drug-addled entertainer, but as an ever-evolving maker of music who supported those coming up behind him.

The Southeast London rapper drops off his first project since being named one of NPR's Slingshot artists, playing hopscotch with trance, alternative R&B and hip-hop all at once.

The soul singer's posthumous album Black Velvet is due out Nov. 9.

Spike Lee directs a video for the Prince ballad to go along with his latest feature film BlackkKlansman.

The Dreamville rappers appear in a vibrant video for Bas' latest single off his upcoming album Milky Way.

The Dreamville rappers appear in a vibrant video for Bas' latest single off his upcoming album 'Milky Way.'

The Virginia-hailing R&B and jazz fusionist shares a new single about shooting your shot out of your age bracket.

All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with Ann Powers, Marissa Lorusso and Sidney Madden about some of the greatest songs released by women and non-binary artists in the past 18 years.

The rapper and R&B singer are through with deciphering mixed messages in a platinum-plated new video.

Following her death last Thursday, Franklin's 30 Greatest Hits, from 1985, delivered the Queen of Soul to her highest placement on the Billboard 200 in nearly half a century.

Ms. Jackson returns with "Made For Now," a vibrant, Afrobeat-inspired song that will compel you to seize the day.

Staff members of NPR remember the Queen of Soul beyond her No. 1 hits. These are Aretha Franklin's most essential deep cuts.

Nicki Minaj fans have made it through the storm for their matriarch — today, we find out if the turbulence was worth it.

The R&B singer's new short film for The Opening Ceremony puts three new songs in motion and sets up his upcoming sophomore album.

The Toronto rapper's single already hit No. 1 thanks to a viral dance challenge. But he's not letting the fun stop just yet.

Over the first two decades of the 21st century, as the influence of Latin music and R&B has swept over pop, songs by women of color have allowed us to hear real stories that were once obscured.

Rappers Tyler, The Creator and A$AP Rocky dropped a new single titled "Potato Salad." But its not the only song to highlight the cookout side dish.