February 13, 2026 • August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco to chat about ...

February 17, 2026 • If you watch HBO’s The Pitt, you might have heard the gorgeous new song called “Need Someone” that Andrew Bird wrote for a recent episode. We’ve got that on this week’s show along ...

Billy Steinberg, the songwriter who, with musical partner Tom Kelly, penned pop classics such as Madonna's "Like a Virgin," Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and The Bangles' "Eternal Flame," died Feb. 16 ...

Spotify might want us all to focus on its Lossless service which launched at the end of 2025, but its recent price rise is the bigger story. Its US prices recently increased across the board, making ...

6 Music Artist in Residence—Courtney Barnett, Songwriting Inspirations #3: from Elizabeth Cotton to Nick Cave 3/4 6 Music Festival 2026 headliner Courtney Barnett shares her songwriting inspirations.

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It's officially country music festival season! This list of the best country festivals of 2026 starts with an all-star, two-day fest in Arizona and ends with a celebration Carrie Underwood headlined ...

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Finn Keane says working on the soundtrack was "completely different" to the pop star's Brat summer era. From helping people cope with age-related disorders to altering our perception of physical pain, ...

Every Friday, you get bombarded with new music. To make it easier to get on board with the most killer stuff, we’ve digested it all, and curated the ultimate weekly chart. Follow us on Apple Music, ...

Bringing their country-tinted indie rock to boundless new landscapes, the Chicago band returns with their most emotionally affecting and compositionally advanced songs to date. The New York rapper’s ...

Our list of the best 80s music is a collection of songs from rock, hip-hop, electronic, and more, reflecting the wide variety of sounds from the decade. Tentpole genres like rock and pop produced a ...