Her tale is finally being told on stage thanks to two decades of work by New York writer-director Ray Roderick. The world premiere of his new musical ... middle school and then into high school ...

Cocoa Tea's song “Holy Mount Zion” was inspired by Determine's hugely popular hit “Kette Drum.” Although their styles were ...

The genre-bending electronic musician talks turning her Blue Note residency into a live album—and why it ended up being a ...

Star Bandz has been making waves in the Chicago drill scene with hits like No Hook and Yea Yea. Learn about her background ...

Musician Aloe Blacc says his mission is to sing about positivity and beauty. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with him about his new album, "Stand Together." ...

Live “host who doubles as musical guest” doesn’t have a great track record. Sure, we get the occasional Ariana Grande showing ...

Chimdum “Chimchilla” Mez, a Sacramento native and music producer, focuses on his craft, mixing harmonic sounds. He’s releasing an 11-track project called “Sumthin For The Winter” on Friday, Feb. 28, ...

Steve Jordan, the widely traveled drummer who now plays with the Rolling Stones, has known and admired Hart since high school ... singing something. “He’s always got musical ideas in his ...

Live" celebrated 50 years on the air with a massive three-hour special episode. Follow along for live updates from the red ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL GROUP ... was originally a poem that you wrote when you were in high school? BUTLER: Yes. A poem called "They Say," as a matter of ...

As the music with its propulsive beat, open-throated voices, clapping of hands, and responsive and repetitive cycle of lyrics reach ... literary and musical forms to bring a new sound to the ...

It also can be belting the lyrics to the musical “Hamilton” along Speedway ... At Hewitt’s Fort Worth high school, the Gay Straight Alliance organization “very quickly dissolved” because ...