Remembering Dave Smith, inventor of MIDI and the Prophet-5 synthesizer

By: Elizabeth Blair | NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — The sound of pop music in the ’80s was shaped by synthesizers – and one of the most impactful people behind that sound was inventor Dave… Read More

Wilco releases an out-and-out country music double album with ‘Cruel Country’

By: Scott Simon | Michael Radcliffe | NPR
Posted on: Monday, June 6, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Wilco has long been hailed as “alt-country,” a label they’re still a little bit uncomfortable with. But with their latest double album Cruel Country, they now… Read More

Bootsy Collins, positively helping to keep the funk alive

By: Taylor Haney | Rachel Martin | NPR
Posted on: Thursday, June 2, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — “We’re off tour, we’re depressed, we’re making no money,” recalls Adam Deitch, drummer for the funk band Lettuce, of those early lockdown days. Around that same… Read More

Jon Batiste and Silk Sonic take home major prizes at 2022 Grammys

By: Anastasia Tsioulcas | Hazel Cills | NPR
Posted on: Monday, April 4, 2022

Updated April 4, 2022 at 1:20 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — At the 64th Grammy Awards, which took place Sunday in Las Vegas, the major prizes were spread among… Read More

Foo Fighters cancel all tour dates after drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death

By: Anastasia Tsioulcas | NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The multi-platinum rock band Foo Fighters has canceled all of its upcoming tour dates after the death of its drummer, Taylor Hawkins. “It is with great… Read More

‘I love selling out’: Charli XCX on the volatile pop of ‘Crash’

By: Reanna Cruz | NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Throughout her career, Charli XCX has always straddled the fence between two realities: that of mega, stadium-filling stardom, and a relatively “if you know you know”… Read More

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame keeps Dolly Parton on this year’s nominee list, despite her request to bow out

By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
Posted on: Friday, March 18, 2022

CLEVELAND (NPR) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said Thursday that it’s declining Dolly Parton’s request to bow out of this year’s nominations for the Hall of Fame… Read More

Dolly Parton removes herself from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations

By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Country music legend Dolly Parton announced Monday she is bowing out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In a statement… Read More

The Super Bowl’s biggest moments, beyond the touchdowns

By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
Posted on: Monday, February 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES (NPR) — The Los Angeles Rams weren’t the only big winners in Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals. Other standouts including a halftime show by rap royalty… Read More

Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for ‘I’d Do Anything For Love,’ dies at 74

By: Harrison Jacobs | NPR
Posted on: Friday, January 21, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Meat Loaf, the Grammy-winning American singer and actor, has died at the age of 74. An official announcement was posted to his Facebook page early Friday… Read More

An album made entirely of endangered bird sounds beat Taylor Swift on a top 50 chart

Posted on: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — For most of December, Adele had the top-selling album in Australia, followed by Ed Sheeran, and then there was a collection of absolute bangers that took… Read More

The Grammys are postponed and Sundance is moved online because of omicron surge

By: Mia Estrada | NPR
Posted on: Thursday, January 6, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s official. The 64th annual Grammy Awards are postponed and the Sundance Film Festival has been moved online. A joint statement on Wednesday by the Recording… Read More

Watch Jazz Night in America’s tribute to the icons lost in 2021

By: Nikki Birch | NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If the last two years have taught us anything, it would have to be finding a (shaky, perhaps) balance between celebrating life while continuing to grieve…. Read More

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

By: Bob Boilen | NPR
Posted on: Monday, December 13, 2021

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the… Read More

Here are NPR’s top 10 classical albums of 2021

By: Tom Huizenga | NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, December 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The opening lines of Franz Schubert’s song “An die Musik,” his love letter to music from 1817, speaks of personal troubles, of being “caught in life’s… Read More

Slideshow: School Of Rock Performs Live For First Time Since Beginning Of Pandemic

By: Joseph Scheller
Posted on: Monday, June 7, 2021

Help On The Way For Struggling Performing Arts Groups, Theatres

By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on: Wednesday, October 14, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Columbus Museum of Art has announced it was laying off 39 employees and slashing their budget due to money lost during coronavirus. It’s the… Read More

Country Rocker And Fiddler Charlie Daniels Dies At Age 83

By: Associated Press
Posted on: Monday, July 6, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at age 83. A statement from his… Read More

Bill Withers, Singer-Songwriter Of ‘Ain’t No Sunshine,’ Has Died At Age 81

By: Anastasia Tsioulcas | NPR
Posted on: Friday, April 3, 2020

The soulful artist behind a number of 1970s hits died Monday of heart disease. He created all of his hits in a 14-year recording career before walking away from the music business.