When NPR asked listeners for their personal American anthems, many responded with Simon & Garfunkel's "America." We asked them to tell us why. Continue Reading What’s Your Favorite Anthem? America Answered: Read More
Pianist Jason Moran calls James Reese Europe "basically the 'big bang' of jazz." Moran's tribute to the composer and WWI "Hellfighter" pulls his contributions to the genre out of history. Continue Reading A Century Later, Jazz Pioneer James Reese Read More
Even in a studio, backed by a symphony orchestra as they survey their long career in pop music, these guys know how to work a room. Continue Reading In ‘String Theory,’ Hanson With Orchestra Delivers The Read More
The Spanish singer studied traditional cante flamenco in college and now mixes it with pop music influences in a way that's led some to call her the "Spanish Beyoncé." Continue Reading Flamenco Fusion: Rosalía Offers A Modern Take On Spanish Read More
Sometimes it takes an outsider to see a culture clearly. Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's Ninth Symphony was an ode to what American music could become. Continue Reading How Dvorak’s ‘New World’ Symphony Introduced American Read More
From bourgeois turkeys to Mother Goose, music commentator Miles Hoffman introduces us to classical music about fowls. Continue Reading ‘Ballad Of The Fat Turkeys’: Talking Fowl But Festive Music In The Classical Read More
Producer Giles Martin shares the remarkable stories, early demos, outtakes and stunning new mixes from the just-released deluxe version of the album. Continue Reading 50 Years Since A ‘Revolution’: How The Beatles Made ‘The Read More
In many ways, Lafourcade has left her mark on the 21st century by looking back. Her work has freed music that for many younger listeners had been trapped in amber, and imbued it with new life. Continue Reading Natalia Lafourcade: The 21st Read More
The revered Spanish soprano, who died Saturday, spins out silvery threads of tone in her recordings, the likes of which no one has ever matched. Continue Reading One Mesmerizing Moment With Soprano Montserrat CaballéRead More
The resourceful singer is unafraid to bring opera — and his high-flying top notes — to unlikely places, from sixth-grade classrooms to the offices of NPR. Continue Reading Making Opera Accessible Again: Anthony Roth Read More
The resourceful Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera partners with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, creating an album that's steeped in Latin American culture. Continue Reading Erasing Genres En Español: A Smoky-Voiced Jazz Singer Read More
Dutcher spent five years researching, writing and recording his brilliant and ambitious debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa -- now, it has earned one of Canada's most prestigious prizes. Continue Reading Jeremy Dutcher: The Newest Read More
The never-before-seen clip, of the two former Beatles recording Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" in 1971, comes ahead of the Oct. 5 release of a 6-CD box set, Imagine - The Ultimate Collection. Continue Reading Not Hard To Imagine: Read More
In this candid conversation, the singer reveals he hasn't felt compelled to write a new song in years, talks about the desire to better know himself and reflects on the very meaning of life itself. Continue Reading Paul Simon Says ‘I’m Finished’ Read More