Mason Rose/Courtesy of the artist 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 […]
John Pratt/Keystone / Getty Images 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 […]
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Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM 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 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 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 […]