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NPR MusicJun 14, 2023Jun 28, 2023

Janelle Monáe wants you … to enter the ‘Pleasure’ zone

In the already uncomfortably hot summer of 2023, talk of pleasure can hit like a forbidden tonic, providing relief […]

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Music News, NPR MusicJun 14, 2023Jun 14, 2023

The Beatles will release a final record, using John Lennon’s voice via an AI assist

The music has analog roots, but now it’s being revived by futuristic technology: The Beatles have completed a new […]

RememberingSep 29, 2022Sep 29, 2022

The Rapper Coolio Has Died at 59

Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic […]

Words On MusicFeb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022

Modern Nature, ‘Performance’

Modern Nature’s dynamic new song and video

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RememberingJan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022

Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78

Singer Ronnie Spector has died after a brief battle with cancer

FeaturesFeb 26, 2021Oct 13, 2021

City Scenes: 9 Austin Artists You Need To Know Right Now

For Black History Month, KUTX is featuring some of the Black artists currently shaping the Austin music scene. Here […]

FeaturesFeb 19, 2021Oct 13, 2021

City Scenes: The Fight to Save Live Music in Austin

The live music shutdown has been especially devastating in Austin. For NPR Music’s City Scenes, we look at what’s […]

FeaturesFeb 11, 2021Oct 13, 2021

The Truth Reflects, And Austin Doesn’t Like What It Sees

In Austin, a “progressive” city historically segregated by design, one business looms above the rest: music. So many here […]

FeaturesFeb 4, 2021Oct 13, 2021

City Scenes: Austin On Pause

What happens to “The Live Music Capital of the World” when there is no live music?

FeaturesSep 12, 2020Oct 13, 2021

Toots Hibbert, Reggae Ambassador And Leader Of Toots And The Maytals, Dies At 77

The cause of death was not revealed, but his Facebook account confirmed on Aug. 31 that Hibbert was tested […]

FeaturesSep 11, 2020Oct 13, 2021

Delta Spirit – LIVESTREAM Wed, Sep 16 @ 6:00pm CDT

Delta Spirit celebrate their first album in six years with a live performance (yes, really live) on NPR Live […]

FeaturesJun 2, 2020Oct 13, 2021

Music Companies Promise A Tuesday ‘Blackout’ For Black Lives

As protests demanding racial justice have multiplied since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody last week, […]

FeaturesApr 16, 2020Oct 13, 2021

NPR Music Livestream: Steve Earle @ 6pm

Steve Earle will be doing an NPR Live Stream this Thursday, April 16, at 6:00 pm central

FeaturesApr 7, 2020Oct 13, 2021

John Prine’s Life In 10 Songs

FeaturesApr 2, 2020Oct 13, 2021

Stream Lilly Hiatt Live at 5p

Nashville singer/songwriter Lilly Hiatt shares music from her new album, Walking Proof, in a live stream from her living […]

FeaturesApr 1, 2020Oct 13, 2021

Heavy Rotation: 11 Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing

NPR Music stations across the country share the songs they can’t get enough of. Including a new track from […]

FeaturesFeb 12, 2020Oct 13, 2021

You Can Now Enter The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest

NPR Music is accepting entries to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. You can now submit your video via our […]

FeaturesFeb 5, 2020Oct 13, 2021

Station Breaks: Tomar & the FCs

Already an accomplished hip-hop producer and multi-instrumentalist, Tomar Williams has fully embraced a new chapter fronting this powerful soul […]

FeaturesJan 27, 2020Oct 13, 2021

Billie Eilish Sweeps Grammys

FeaturesJan 9, 2020Oct 13, 2021

2020 Slingshot Artists

NPR music stations have chosen a select group of artists who are sure to do big things in 2020

FeaturesOct 9, 2019Oct 13, 2021

City Scenes: North Texas’ 20 Under 20

Charlie J. Memphis, 18, combines blues, country and a bit of Creole flavor in his music. Photo courtesy of […]

FeaturesNov 9, 2018Oct 13, 2021

NPR Slingshot: Vote For Your Favorite

Slingshot, VuHaus public radio stations and NPR Music’s emerging artist series, spotlighted 40 artists over the course of the […]

FeaturesJan 30, 2018Oct 13, 2021

NPR Slingshot 2018

In the fall of 2017, NPR Music and VuHaus‘ public radio network kicked off Slingshot, a collective effort among […]