January 17, 2025 • NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes aboard Kara Manning of New York City public radio station WFUV to discuss the best new albums hitting streaming services on Friday ...

Although Jon Chu’s film adaptation of Wicked largely stuck to the stage version for its first part, Cynthia Erivo has confirmed the sequel will feature two brand new songs. “I collaborated on ...

Sam Cooke invented soul ... songs needs to include highlights from his live releases At the Copa and One Night Stand: Live at the Harlem Square Club. Recorded over two nights in the celebrated New ...

Listen to new songs by FACS, JPEGMAFIA, Chance the Rapper, Joey Bada$$, The Body & Intensive Care, Yves Jarvis, Pan Amsterdam, and more. Listen to new songs by MIKE, Imperial Triumphant ...

This week's crop of new songs also features music from The Droptines, Emily Ann Roberts and Olivia Wolf. By Jessica Nicholson Women artists lead this week’s crop of stellar new songs ...

And though the music releases have gone from summer’s deluge to a steady trickle, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great new songs in the mix. Take, for example, Sky Ferreira’s comeback ...

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums ... “The lyrics refer to the dark night of the soul that people encounter when they are forced to examine ...

Starting out as the artist who showed the mainstream how to successfully blend New Jack Swing ... Blige songs on Apple Music and Spotify. Even after seven years of soul-bearing music, Blige ...

EXCLUSIVE - Lee Greenwood and Sara Evans are releasing new songs with a surprise songwriter in the credits, the late President Ronald Reagan. Reagan may have been busy running for president of the ...

Morgan Wallen is closing out 2024 with a surprise song drop. He shared his new song, "Smile," on New Year's Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31). It's a stripped-back, mournful ballad about the lonely reality ...

Check out several must-hear releases of the week. By Jessica Nicholson This week finds a full slate of artists releasing new music for the new year. Music icon Ringo Starr teams with bluegrass ...

it can sometimes feel hard to keep up — but lots of songs rose from the din and stood out this year. Some of the best ones were new inventions (take, for example, a style Dominican rising star ...