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Juan Ortiz-Arenas/Unknown Mortal Orchestra

NPR MusicMar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson on the family-inspired new album ‘V’

Check out Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s interview with NPR!

Julia Reihs / KUTX

KUT NewsMar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023

Nonprofit aims to reverse Austin’s 1928 master plan and get SXSW money to the BIPOC community

DAWA’s mission to provide resources to Austin’s BIPOC community.

Music Matters, Pause/PlayMar 13, 2023Mar 16, 2023

On The Road Again?

How does touring work in a 2023 landscape more challenging than ever?

Michael Minasi / KUT

KUT NewsMar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023

From road closures to transportation options: What you need to know ahead of SXSW

Transportation options for this years SXSW festival!

Music MattersMar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023

Yo La Tengo ‘s Anti-Nostalgia

Ira Kaplan discusses their new album, ‘This Stupid World’

Raymond Boyd/Getty Images

NPR MusicMar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023

From the Warehouse to the world: Chicago and the birth of house music

Last month, when Beyoncé became the winningest musician in the history of the Grammys, the prize that put her […]

David Redfern / Redferns

NPR Music, RememberingMar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023

Wayne Shorter, sage of the saxophone, dies at 89

Wayne Shorter passed away at the age of 89

Jackie Lay/NPR

NPR MusicMar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023

2023 is the magic number

A guided tour through one of the best runs in hip-hop history

Patricia Lim / KUT

KUT NewsMar 2, 2023Mar 2, 2023

SXSW says it’s going to reevaluate low wages paid to musicians. Artists say that’s long overdue.

SXSW says their artist pay wages will be reevaluated

Music Matters, Studio 1A SessionsFeb 27, 2023Mar 3, 2023

Quasi Vs. Dehumanization

The Portland duo release their first album in ten years

Michael Zamora/NPR

NPR MusicFeb 27, 2023Feb 27, 2023

Charley Crockett: Tiny Desk Concert

Charley Crockett performs at NPR’s Tiny Desk

Courtesy of the artists

NPR MusicFeb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023

New Mix: Lana Del Rey, Sidney Gish, beabadoobee, more

Discussion of six new songs from NPR

Words On MusicFeb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023

Austin Music We’re Loving

Our favorite songs from Austin artists!

Patricia Avila / Texas Conjunto Music Hall Of Fame And Museum

Texas StandardFeb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023

With San Benito conjunto museum, a daughter continues her father’s labor of love

Texas Standard | By Michael Marks | Published February 20, 2023 at 7:00 AM CST The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame […]

Music Matters, SXSWFeb 16, 2023Mar 7, 2023

Pairing With History

KUTX announces SXSW Morning Broadcasts from Historic Scholz Garten

Jackie Lee Young

NPR MusicFeb 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023

Adrian Quesada: How the U.S.-Mexico border shaped the prolific producer’s fluid sound

Adrian Quesada discusses his border-driven sonic expression

Courtesy of the artists

NPR MusicFeb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023

New Mix: Fantastic Negrito, Death Cab For Cutie, Indigo De Souza, more

NPR | By Bob Boilen / Published February 14, 2023 at 5:00 AM ET I begin this edition of All Songs Considered with a […]

Tristan Fewings/Getty Images

NPR Music, RememberingFeb 13, 2023Feb 13, 2023

David Jolicoeur, De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54

Remembering David Jolicoeur of De La Soul.

Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

NPR Music, RememberingFeb 9, 2023Feb 9, 2023

Burt Bacharach, visionary pop composer, has died at 94

Celebrated pop composer Burt Bacharach died at 94.

Patricia Lim / KUTX

Music Matters, Studio 1A SessionsFeb 9, 2023Feb 10, 2023

Jane Leo’s Happy Accident

The latest from Jane Ellen Bryant and Daniel Leopold

NPR

NPR MusicFeb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023

Want to play your own Tiny Desk concert? The 2023 Contest is now open for entries

The 2023 Tiny Desk Contest is now open for entries!

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Music News, NPR MusicFeb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023

Beyoncé sets a new Grammy record, while Harry Styles wins album of the year

Beyonce and Harry Styles collect their Grammys.

Carlijn Jacobs/Via Parkwood Entertainment

Music News, NPR MusicFeb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023

2023 Grammy Awards: The full list of nominees and winners

The 2023 Grammy Nominees and Winners!

Louis Lanzano/AP

Music News, NPR MusicJan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023

Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

Motown’s Barrett Strong dead at 81.