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Podcast releases are in bloom this month. The NPR One team gathered a few recommendations of returning favorites and fresh ...

The Bay Area rapper will embark on a 10-city tour this summer, with stops in Los Angeles, Petaluma, Portland, Chicago, ...

A 30-minute symphony can drag on if you don't know what to listen for. Conductor Robert Franz shares four tips to help you feel engrossed in the drama and emotion of classical music.

Top-of-the-hour newscasts have been part of NPR since its founding. And they've evolved to serve a new purpose in today's ...

Few music icons have consistently pulled magic — or unpredictable pivots — out the hat like André 3000. 7 piano sketches, his ...

May 12, 2025 • In a time of aggressive immigration enforcement, some international musicians are deciding that going through the complicated process of getting a U.S. artist visa may not be ...

The 12th century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album ...

You may remember "Bakunawa" from when NPR Music's Bobby Carter and Robin Hilton featured it on the first episode of our Top Shelf series. Alt. Latino and Tiny Desk host Felix Contreras says ...

NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band... And the winner of the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is ...

Bay Area rapper Ruby Ibarra has been crowned the winner of this year’s NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Ibarra, who grew up in San ...