Olivia Rodrigo. Pussy Riot. Hayley Kiyoko. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco ...

NPR listeners share the songs they reach for when they need to reset the mood, their day or even their life.This is a ...

Nigerian Afropop sensation Ayra Starr has made her long-awaited debut on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series as part of the 2026 ...

NPR's Tiny Desk is back with another Black Music Month performance, this time from R&B star Joe Thomas.He performed songs ...

The group beat out more than 6000 entrants to nab the prize of playing a show behind NPR's iconic Tiny Desk in Washington, D.C., and going on a 10-city Tiny Desk Contest on the Road tour this summer.

2025 was a great year for music. So many songs filled us with joy, love, reflection. With the year coming to a close, we wanted to look back with NPR's resident music critic, Ann Powers. Hey, Ann. ANN ...

BTS. Alex Isley. Dubstep-infused hyperpop from underscores. NPR Music's Hazel Cills chats with Francesca Harding of member station KCRW in Los... New Music Friday: The best albums out March 20 Welcome ...

Jun. 10—The Rocky Mountain Channel will premiere a new episode of its original series "Music in Wild Places" featuring Denver singer-songwriter Lauren Frihauf at 7 p.m. Monday. Frihauf was one of five ...

When I listen to a song, I listen for the lyrics. The words put images in my head, if they're good, like a Springsteen line. (Singing) The screen door slams. Mary's dress waves. Or they convey an ...

After a live Tiny Desk concert recording, Cure For Paranoia will embark on a 10-city tour this summer, with stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Denver, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston, ...

Lyrics of a song can reach us in ways that no other speech can. Some of our colleagues at NPR Music have been thinking about which lyrics from 2025 have moved them. RODNEY CARMICHAEL, BYLINE: Hey, I'm ...