For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...

Inside the long, meticulous process to clear rights, lift a cappellas, and craft a ’90s-leaning statement that argues for L’s place among rap’s greatest ...

A Waxahatchee side project. Guided By Voices. keiyaA. Marfa Public Radio's Julie Bee joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to ...

On his story-of-the-year album The Boy Who Played the Harp, the gifted Londoner puts an eye on the human casualties of fame ...

A Chicago Symphony Orchestra program pairs musicians with grieving mothers to create original songs in honor of Chicagoans ...

Since then, Babyfxce E, 23, has stepped up his game. He’s been on three tours—serving as direct support for Babyface Ray, ...

Dear listeners, Over the weekend, to commemorate the upcoming release of the movie “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” my ...

Hip-hop’s heartbeat in 2025 belongs to the ladies. The male-dominated rap scene is no more as these fearless female voices ...

Good music and a good drink often go hand in hand, but do we ever really stop to appreciate the pairing? We do now, because 2025 has been a banner year for rap music, but it’s also quietly been an ...

Lazarus and Rakim’s “Not to Be Defined” bridges generations of hip-hop with sharp lyricism and timeless energy. October 2025, Hip-hop history is being written as “Not to Be Defined” by Detroit-based ...

In the music industry, the sophomore slump is an artist’s nightmare, and fans definitely fear it, too. After a successful debut album, some artists struggle to live up to the hype, while others bounce ...

Here are some answers to questions about the first-round Grammy ballot and entries for Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, the Weeknd, Ariana Grande and more.