NPR music highlights some of the albums to look forward to in 2024
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Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88 : NPR
Les McCann performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1974. Tom Copi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Copi/Getty Images Les McCann performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1974. Tom Copi/Getty Images Les McCann […]
Beyoncé’s childhood Houston home caught fire early Christmas morning. : NPR
Beyoncé accepts the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album award for “Renaissance” onstage during the 65th Grammy Awards on Feb. 5 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty […]
TubaChristmas is celebrating its 50th brassy birthday : NPR
On the first TubaChristmas, around 300 musicians showed up at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, bearing their giant brass instruments. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 22, 2023.) Culture […]
The Chicks founding member Laura Lynch dies at 65 in Texas car crash : NPR
Photo taken in Dallas just before the Dixie Chicks released their album “Shouldn’t a Told You That.” From left, Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Martie Erwin. Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Getty/TNS hide caption toggle caption […]
Peso Pluma top streamed YouTube artist of 2023, beats Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny : NPR
Mexican singer Peso Pluma performs in concert at the Foro Sol in Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Aurea Del Rosario/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurea Del Rosario/AP Mexican singer Peso Pluma performs in concert […]
The Kennedy Center Honors celebrate artistic excellence with a gala performance : NPR
Pictured (L-R): David Rubenstein, Deborah F. Rutter, Kennedy Center Honorees Barry Gibb, Dionne Warwick, Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah, Dr. Jill Biden, President Joe Biden, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at The 46th Annual […]
‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 : NPR
Brenda Lee attends the CMA Awards at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 8. Her holiday hit “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 65 years after its debut. […]
‘Time’ magazine names Taylor Swift its 2023 Person of the Year : NPR
Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour in Nashville, Tenn. Swift is ‘Time’ magazine’s Person of the Year. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour […]
Denny Laine, co-founder of Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dies at 79 : NPR
Denny Laine performs in January 2019 at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Ill. Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later […]
Spotify to layoff 17% of employees amid tech slowdown : NPR
Daniel Ek, CEO of Swedish music streaming service Spotify, in 2016. On Monday, Ek announced Spotify would layoff 17% of employees. Toru Yamanaka/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Toru Yamanaka/AFP via Getty Images […]
Judge awards Aretha Franklin’s property to her sons : NPR
In this Dec. 4, 2008 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP In […]
Behind the scenes of musician Jon Batiste and writer Suleika Jaouad’s lives : NPR
Jon Batiste unveiled his first symphonic composition, American Symphony, at New York’s Carnegie Hall on September 22, 2022. An eponymous documentary by Matthew Heineman follows his life with his wife. Netflix hide caption toggle caption […]
Taylor Swift postpones Brazil show due to heat, day after fan dies at concert : NPR
Street vendors sell bottled water to Taylor Swift fans amid a heat wave before her Eras Tour concert outside the Nilton Santos Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Silvia Izquierdo/AP […]
Shakira reaches deal on tax fraud charges to avoid prison : NPR
Colombian performer Shakira leaves court in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. The global pop star struck a deal with prosecutors as her trial on tax fraud charges was scheduled to begin. Joan Mateu Parra/AP hide caption […]
Billy Porter details the stories behind the songs on his album ‘Black Mona Lisa’ : NPR
Cover art for Billy Porter’s Black Mona Lisa Republic Records hide caption toggle caption Republic Records Cover art for Billy Porter’s Black Mona Lisa Republic Records Billy Porter has won a Grammy, an Emmy and […]
Yo-Yo Ma, Quinn Christopherson and Pattie Gonia’s new climate change song : NPR
Yo-Yo Ma, Pattie Gonia and Quinn Christopherson made the music video for “Won’t Give Up” at Kenai Fjords National Park. William Woodward hide caption toggle caption William Woodward Yo-Yo Ma, Pattie Gonia and Quinn Christopherson […]
T-Pain, Demi Lovato, Charlie Puth voice clones used in new Google AI music tool : NPR
Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth is among the nine recording artists collaborating with Google on its Dream Track AI music tool Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth is among the nine recording […]
Jordan Ward Shares NPR ‘Tiny Desk’ Performance
Jordan Ward stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk to offer up a performance of songs across his discography. He shared renditions of “Lil Baby Crush,” “MUSTARD,” “FLIGHTS,” “WHITE CROCS,” “FAMJAM4000,” and “CHERIMOYA.” Ashley Pointer of NPR […]
Tracy Chapman becomes the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the CMAs : NPR
Tracy Chapman became the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the 57th annual Country Music Awards in Nashville on Wednesday. Above, Chapman performs on NBC’s “Today” show in 2005. Bebeto Matthews/Associated […]