Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Few artists have had an impact on country music like John Anderson. Ever since his eponymous debut album came out in 1980, Anderson has been making his mark on the genre. A member of the Country Music ...

In Hickory County. Mo., she was plain Helen Gould Beck. She has danced in choruses, made hats, waited on tables. In 1933 she marched on the Chicago World’s Fair, won fame with her fan dance, her ...

Sturgill Simpson’s political screed, Olivia Rodrigo’s Magnetic Fields cover and the Lunar New Year song burning up the charts in Vietnam. By Jon Pareles Sturgill Simpson scrambles even his own ...

Navigating the Roblox music library in 2026 requires more than just a list of numbers; it requires an understanding of the platform’s evolving privacy and safety infrastructure. With the introduction ...

Last year, there were none. This year, movie music fans will at least get to hear two of the five best original song nominees. As reported by Variety in January, citing a letter from the Oscars' ...

Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the ...