Eight years ago today, on March 8, 2018, a Star Wars announcement slipped under the radar because it seemed unremarkable at the time. Yet, that news wound up reshaping the franchise in a way that is ...

Harry Styles continues to reinvent himself, and on his fourth solo album he's showing off his "Season 2 Weight Loss." The singer recently discussed his latest release, Kiss All the Time. Disco, ...

Sturgill Simpson’s political screed, Olivia Rodrigo’s Magnetic Fields cover and the Lunar New Year song burning up the charts in Vietnam. By Jon Pareles Sturgill Simpson scrambles even his own ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

“This album is probably about learning to live with your ghosts and trying to be alive in the present,” says Glenn Donaldson who is The Reds, Pinks & Purples. ”There’s a certain kind of big-sounding ...

Paul McCartney has been a source of inspiration for countless artists of all genres, both as a solo artist and as part of The Beatles. But neither his age nor his place in music history as one of the ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

T.I. has shared new music amid his back-and-forth with 50 Cent, declaring himself “the strongest for the longest” and among the “top three” in Atlanta. The track was first previewed alongside a photo ...

SZA has released a new song, “Save the Day,” for humans — and robo-beavers — everywhere. The singer’s new track, “Save the Day,” is set to appear on Disney and Pixar’s upcoming film, Hoppers.

The trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer from the Bronx helped shape the sound of salsa. By Ed Morales The music that the world now knows as salsa would probably not exist if not for ...