Bad Bunny won five awards, including album of the year, at the Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday. Valerie Macon/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Macon/Getty Images On Thursday night, Puerto Rican […]
Clipse came back in 2025 with a new album, a Tiny Desk and, now, five Grammy nominations. Michael Zamora hide caption toggle caption Michael Zamora Grammy nominations were announced today, and like clockwork, we couldn’t […]
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley performing in 1975. Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images Ace Frehley, a founding member of KISS who played fiery lead guitar during the band’s 1970s heyday, has […]
Fans at a New York City Target shop for Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl on its Oct. 3 release night. Valerie Terranova/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Terranova/Getty Images This week, […]
In our wildest edition of Mixtapes! yet, GWAR’s Blöthar the Berserker puts together an incredible playlist based on our most ridiculous prompts. We knew when we booked GWAR front-scumdog Blöthar the Berserker for our latest […]
A publicity shot for Björk’s Vulnicura VR Remastered, the latest iteration of a VR project the Icelandic pop artist started working on almost a decade ago. PulseJet Studios hide caption toggle caption PulseJet Studios Björk’s […]
Taylor Swift attends an event at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The showgirl is headed back to the big screen. Global music icon […]
Bad Bunny, seen here during the first show of his residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 11, 2025, leads the list of nominees at this year’s Latin […]
Hermeto Pascoal performs during a festival in France in 2005. Known for improvisation and a sense of whimsy, Pascoal blended regional Brazilian folk music with jazz and psychedelia over a decades-long career. Georges Gobet/Getty Images […]
Christoph von Dohnányi led the Cleveland Orchestra for 18 years. Roger Mastroianni/Cleveland Orchestra hide caption toggle caption Roger Mastroianni/Cleveland Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi, a conductor known for his illuminating and intellectual approach to music, died […]
Sabrina Carpenter’s new album Man’s Best Friend uses humor to cope with heartbreak. Bryce Anderson hide caption toggle caption Bryce Anderson Sabrina Carpenter’s new album Man’s Best Friend has the feel of women gossiping about […]
Ndlovu Youth Choir – Bohemian Rhapsody Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir hide caption toggle caption Ndlovu Youth Choir/Ndlovu Youth Choir JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Ndlovu Youth Choir, which began in South Africa’s rural Limpopo […]
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift celebrated publicly after the Kansas City Chiefs won the 2024 Super Bowl. They announced their engagement on Tuesday. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ezra Shaw/Getty Images After Taylor […]
Donna Kelce stands with her son Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills on Jan. 26 in Kansas City, Mo. Ashley […]
Bad Bunny’s concert, titled “No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí” (“I Don’t Want To Leave Here”), is a love letter to Puerto Rico, and especially to the many thousands of Puerto Ricans who’ve been forced […]
Travis Kelce looks at Taylor Swift during Wednesday’s episode of New Heights, the podcast he cohosts with his brother Jason Kelce. New Heights/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption New Heights/Screenshot by NPR After days […]
Taylor Swift, pictured during one of her last Eras Tour performances in November 2024, is teasing what will be her 12th studio album. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Taylor Swift’s […]
For listeners who buy physical media, some of the biggest major-label releases of the past year have packed an unwelcome surprise. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jackie Lay/NPR When vinyl copies of Lil Wayne‘s […]
Sheila Jordan. Michael Stewart hide caption toggle caption Michael Stewart Sheila Jordan. Michael Stewart Sheila Jordan, one of the great underappreciated voices in jazz, has died at the age of 96. Her longtime bassist Harvie […]
Eddie Palmieri, seen here performing in 2009 at the Theatre de la Mer in southeastern France. Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty Images Bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri, whose pounding rhythms forged […]