NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Raina Douris, host of World Cafe at member station WXPN, about Mitski's new album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me.

Harvard’s Avi Loeb joins the conversation as former President Obama’s remarks about extraterrestrial life go viral.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said a Honduran criminal illegal alien rammed a law enforcement vehicle during an arrest attempt in New Jersey on Tuesday, forcing an agent to shoot out ...

Philly indie singer/songwriter Abi Reimold has announced their first album in a decade, Picking Stones, due out on March 3. The first single is the gently soaring “Drinking Song.” “This piece has a ...

With Gregory Frederick and Frank Russell behind the camera, Athens GA Live Music seeks to document local and touring bands gracing stages across the Classic City. Explore the whole archive and ...

Two new Drake song snippets leak shortly before J. Cole's The Fall-Off album came out last night. On Thursday night (Feb. 5), DJ Akademiks went on livestream and slickly dropped multiple unreleased ...

There are some songs that get stuck in the TikTok hive mind. When they go viral, they swarm the app with covers and remakes, finding uses that stray far from their source material. They create a ...

Not even a full month into 2026, and Ella Langley is already releasing new music. With the weekend officially here, the country singer hoped to celebrate with her new song “Dandelion.” Already ...

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 ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday dismissed criticism from Bruce Springsteen after the singer released a new song condemning federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. How Did the Trump ...