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Photos by Chris Graythen / Joe Raedle / Bertrand Guay / Steve Granitz / Kevin Winter / Michel Gangne / Tobias Rostlund / AFP and Getty Images / Illustration by Jackie Lay / NPRIt's a great day when your favorite artist releases a new record. But what if they released seven new records at once, full of music you didn't even know existed? That's what Bruce Springsteen is doing on his forthcoming box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums. -
Jeff RaspeBrookdale Public Radio announces its 20th summer of performances on the Jersey Shore
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It can be hard to pick a good karaoke song. You want it to be something you know well enough to pull off onstage, but also something you actually like. Here's how to narrow down your options. -
Few music icons have consistently pulled magic — or unpredictable pivots — out the hat like André 3000. 7 piano sketches, his newly released surprise EP, follows up the instrumental turn he took on 2023's New Blue Sun with another non-rap project. -
There are a lot of people out there that may not have ever heard the name Jill Sobule. For those who have, they may have thought of her as a one-hit wonder. -
From indie rock to jazz, Cline is one of most versatile players on today's music scene. His latest album is named after his new group, but in many ways it sounds like a retrospective of Cline's work.
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In June, Bruce Springsteen will put out a collection of previously unreleased music that dates back as far as four decades. -
R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a pilgrimage of the band's music. -
Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he says. -
Even as the songs on Forever Is a Feeling chronicle a love that's come to fruition in public, Dacus still creates a particular kind of safe space for the fans who delight in swooning with her. -
With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for: her career goals, a connection to family and a connection to her ancestral home of Korea. -
In some ways, COVID shrank the distance between musicians and listeners. But then, it also threw nearly everything about the industry into disarray, and for many, things have never been the same.
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Joseph Okpako/WireImage/Getty ImagesStreaming has turned the once-rare deluxe edition into a given for pop albums. Many feel clunky or inessential — but a few artists have found ways to take the format high-concept. -
Photo by Matt Cowan/Getty Images. Graphic by Jackie LayAt this year's 67th Grammys, wins for The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in a year when other genres showcased rising stars prompt questions about who votes for rock at the Grammys — and what needs to be done for the awards to recognize new blood. -
Chris ShontingFor most of the '00s, Panda Bear helped define the sound of youthful, ramshackle indie rock. On Noah Lennox's eighth album, Sinister Grift, the artist focuses on the shifting relationships and faltering memories of midlife, with a fleshed out band behind him. -
Photographer: MJ Kim/© MPL Communications LtdLast week, the hottest ticket in NYC wasn't the SNL 50th anniversary concert. It was the three nights Paul McCartney played at a tiny downtown venue that usually hosts up-and-coming indie rock bands. -
Sophia Matinazad/Universal Music Group NashvillePart of a growing number of Black artists being embraced by the Nashville country-music machine, The War and Treaty is the husband-and-wife duo of Michael and Tanya Trotter. Their new album, Plus One, infuses country with gospel, bluegrass, rock and whatever else inspires them. -
Stephen Paley/SonyAhmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way to open a conversation about Black artists and mental health. -
Noam Galai/Getty ImagesAt Sunday night's Grammys, will Beyoncé finally win album of the year? Will Taylor Swift take that prize for the fifth time? Or will a new generation of pop stars claim the moment? -
Featuring her longtime band and a string quartet, Webster guides us through a swooning and sweeping set. -
Raymond Alva for NPRCharley Crockett has come a long way from his days busking on the streets of New Orleans. Now, he performs at theaters in front of thousands of people. To cap it all off, he's up for his first Grammy. -
MJ Lenderman's compelling lyricism and wry sense of self shines in this stripped back set. -
Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesQuestlove's newest documentary features interviews and clips from 50 years of musical performances on Saturday Night Live. -
Maura Pimentel/AFP via Getty ImagesInfluential bassist Tony Levin speaks with NPR's Eric Deggans about Levin's work with the experimental rock band King Crimson.
