As we mark the artist’s birthday on Jan. 8, followed closely by the anniversary of his death, we’re celebrating the enduring ...

The 70s produced music so raw and honest that modern heartbreak anthems sound like greeting cards in comparison—these eight ...

From Sly Stone of the Family Stone to Ozzy Osbourne, we remember some of the musicians lost in 2025. A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based ...

Some years hit harder than others, and 2025 has been one of those. Music is not just “something to listen to.” It is the ...

The Christmas advert season has officially started, and Richard Curtis's genius is all around—again. From the carrot expressing love on a placard in the Aldi advert, to the moment when Keira Knightley ...

In 2024, the song of the year was so undeniable and inescapable that we don’t even have to bother naming it. This year, the landscape is much trickier. Twenty twenty-five hasn’t produced a ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

Bob Dylan and Van Morrison go way back. The two legendary contemporaries have covered one another tons of times over the years. They've performed together on multiple occasions -- including, as ...

I read Mary Shelley’s original version around two years ago, and the obsession began. I annotated my copy front to back, watched several film adaptations and took a “Frankenstein”-based writing class.

Sir Elton John sang ‘God Only Knows’ at the 40th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as a tribute to The Beach Boys star. Sir Elton John sang a moving tribute to The Beach Boys’ Brian ...

Sir Elton John paid tribute to the late Brian Wilson while Cyndi Lauper turned True Colours into a defiant call for courage at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Sir Elton took the stage ...