Welcome to your all-in-one destination for every NPR Music podcast. We break down the best new albums to hit streaming each week on New Music Friday; we share the latest songs worthy of your playlists ...

March 13, 2026 • James Blake. Kim Gordon. Sturgill Simpson's country-funk alter ego. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston about their favorite albums out Friday, ...

South African singer and actress Sjava's latest fashion look has Mzansi judging him hard for his past looks The star is known for rocking traditional Zulu regalia and incorporating it into his modern ...

Musicians Sjava and Big Zulu have teamed up with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and marketing agency Ascent Africa to champion passenger rail as a driver of economic access. The ...

Jason Aldean's most memorable songs are high octane rockers built to fuel one of the best live shows in country music. A close look at his Top 50 songs reveals a man capable of so much more. There are ...

Little Mix's unexpected split has come back into conversation following Jesy Nelson's recent admission that another band member tried to walk away first. Fans of the iconic group were left heartbroken ...

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits among all acts in the chart's history, with 20. By Xander Zellner More than 32,000 songs have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart’s 68-year history. Of ...

Music performance is a natural and ubiquitous human skill that requires specific and unique types of control over motor systems and perception. Current knowledge about sensory–motor interactions is ...

Spotify leads in streaming and podcasts, with 281 million subscribers as of 3Q 2025. SiriusXM remains a unique, satellite-based audio service with 33 million users. Live Nation posts record ticket ...