The Philharmonik Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist The Philharmonik Courtesy of the artist Nearly 7,000 independent artists entered this year’s Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music’s annual search for […]
Willow was recently one of the guests at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. The series of videos allows for intimate and stripped performances, with Willow showing up to the task, singing some new and older songs. […]
David Sanborn, seen here performing in New York City in 2011. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images David Sanborn, seen here performing in New York City in 2011. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images […]
Dancers perform at a dress rehearsal of the Washington National Opera’s production of Puccini’s Turandot at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 2024. Keren Carrión/NPR hide […]
Brian Wilson, performing in Los Angeles in 2015. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images Brian Wilson, performing in Los Angeles in 2015. Kevin Winter/Getty Images Brian Wilson, one of the founders […]
Steve Albini in his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago in 2023. John Semley/WXPN hide caption toggle caption John Semley/WXPN Steve Albini in his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago in 2023. John Semley/WXPN Steve Albini, renowned […]
Katy Perry pictured at an event in Los Angeles in April. She wasn’t at Monday night’s Met Gala, despite the fake photos of her circulating on social media. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption […]
Pop star Madonna, performing Saturday night at a massive free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images Pop star […]
From left, Nile Rodgers, Chappell Roan and Diplo are among the more than 280 musicians who signed a letter to senators in support of concert ticketing reforms. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images; Leon Bennett/Getty […]
Built in 1921, the New Salem Baptist Church served Black coal miners and their families in Tams, W.Va. Cody Straley/WV SHPO/National Trust for Historic Preservation hide caption toggle caption Cody Straley/WV SHPO/National Trust for Historic […]
Duane Eddy performs at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on , April 27, 2014. Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as “Rebel Rouser” and “Peter Gunn” helped […]
Duane Eddy performs at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on , April 27, 2014. Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as “Rebel Rouser” and “Peter Gunn” helped […]
Built in 1921, the New Salem Baptist Church served Black coal miners and their families in Tams, W.Va. Cody Straley/WV SHPO/National Trust for Historic Preservation hide caption toggle caption Cody Straley/WV SHPO/National Trust for Historic […]
From left, Nile Rodgers, Chappell Roan and Diplo are among the more than 280 musicians who signed a letter to senators in support of concert ticketing reforms. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images; Leon Bennett/Getty […]
Taylor Swift performs onstage at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Sept. 20, 2022. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Taylor Swift performs onstage at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Sept. 20, […]
Artists UMI (left) and Louis VI (right) teamed up with the Museum for the United Nations – UN Live to re-release songs with nature sounds for Earth Day. Ryusei Sabi, Orson Esquivel. hide caption toggle […]
Last week, James McCartney (left), the son of Beatle Paul McCartney, released a new song called “Primrose Hill” that he co-wrote with Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Lionel […]
Swedish pop giants ABBA, shown here posing in Stockholm in 1974, have been named to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty […]
Dancers wearing Chechen national costumes perform to celebrate the reelection of Chechnya’s regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov (pictured in the background) in Grozny, Russia in September 2021. Musa Sadulayev/AP hide caption toggle caption Musa Sadulayev/AP Dancers […]
Members of the Mark de Lisser Singers perform the iconic ABBA song ‘Waterloo’ at Waterloo Station in London on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP Members of the Mark […]