It's a slow release day to start the new year, so this week NPR Music's Stephen Thompson brings us an abbreviated episode ...

Several Gershwin classics, plus cartoons like Betty Boop and Blondie, have reached the U.S. copyright maximum.

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Love it or not, Die With a Smile by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga followed listeners all through 2025 and defined the year’s sound ...

From Ozzy Osbourne and Ace Frehley to Brian Wilson and Roberta Flack, the musicians and singers who died in 2025.

High Desert musicians, from the international stage to backyard shows. Here is the music that was released this year from ...

Since the Bosstones ended, Barrett formed a new punk rock band called The Defiant. The supergroup also features Greg Camp of ...

"We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors," the band said.

Joe Ely, a Grammy-winning country artist and Texas music legend, has died. He was 78. Ely died at his home in Taos, New Mexico from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s and pneumonia, ...

Music lovers, are you ready to revisit your favorite songs and artists of 2025? On Dec. 2, Apple Music rolled out its 2025 Apple Music Replay. Like Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay compiles Apple ...

As DEI battles and funding shifts roil campuses, music programs from UCLA to Juilliard continue to grow. THR ranks the 20 schools shaping the next generation of composers. By Jeff Bond Conservatories ...