Latest Jazz Music
- XXXTentacion, Controversial 20-Year-Old Rapper, Shot And Killed
The Floridian first gained attention in 2016, when his SoundCloud single "Look At Me" went viral. He released two popular albums after, but was awaiting trial on charges brought by an ex-girlfriend.(Image credit: Miami Dade County Corrections/Getty Images) ... read more - Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s ‘Everything Is Love’ Shakes Up Summer Music
A season full of high-profile hip-hop releases just got hotter. NPR Music's Ann Powers and Rodney Carmichael break down the surprise release of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's collaborative album.(Image credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images ) ... read more - Gennady Rozhdestvensky, An Influential Russian Conductor, Has Died
With work spanning much of the Soviet era, the conductor served as an important and prominent conduit between Russia and the West. He died Saturday at age 87.(Image credit: Erich Auerbach/Getty Images) ... read more - What’s Your Summer Jam This Year?
What new song are you turning to when the weather warms up and there's fun to be had?(Image credit: YouTube) ... read more - John Prine On Music, Cancer And Why He Never Thought He’d Be A Recording Artist
The singer, songwriter and guitarist underwent surgeries in 1996 and 2013 that affected his throat and voice. He likes his voice better now: "It dropped down lower and feels friendlier." ... read more - Finding The Rhythm With Otis Williams and PJ MortonWe've got sunshine on a cloudy day.(Image credit: Shore Fire Media) ... read more
- Khalid: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch the 20-year-old star perform acoustic versions of "Location," "Saved" and "Young Dumb & Broke."(Image credit: Eslah Attar/NPR) ... read more - serpentwithfeet Crafts His Own Language For Queer Life
Growing up, Josiah Wise says, he was closeted because he didn't have the language to express himself. His new album is intended to put words to his identity that go beyond sex and attraction.(Image credit: Ash Kingston/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Contemporary Mexican Music: Not Your Abuelita’s Mariachi
NPR Music's Felix Contreras brings us the sounds of modern Mexico.(Image credit: Courtesy of the Artist) ... read more - These Tiny Desk Contestants Set Stories Of The Asian-American Experience To Music
Brown University doctoral students Julian Saporiti and Erin Aoyama submitted an outstanding entry in this year's NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest. Together, they make up No-No Boy, the duo that presents the Asian-American experience through song. (Image credit: Diego Javier Luis/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Contemporary Mexican Music: Not Your Abuelita’s Mariachi
NPR Music's Felix Contreras creates a round up of the sounds of modern Mexico.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Beyoncé And Jay-Z Are The Carters in ‘APES**T’ Video
The first video from the couple's EVERYTHING IS LOVE album was filed in the Louvre.(Image credit: YouTube) ... read more - Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s Surprise Album Is Here: Listen To ‘EVERYTHING IS LOVE’
The couple released it exclusively on Tidal Saturday afternoon.(Image credit: Getty Images) ... read more - Summer Music Preview: ‘The War And Treaty’ Debuts ‘Healing Tide’Husband and wife duo Michael Trotter, Jr. and Tanya Blount Trotter, also known as "The War And Treaty," talk with NPR's Michel Martin about their upcoming album, Healing Tide. ... read more
- Jermaine Durpri Is A Songwriters Hall Of Famer And We Have The Playlist To Prove It
Dupri is a hip-hop and R&B hitmaker. His songs have sold millions of copies and helped launch the careers of Usher, Mariah Carey and many others. Now, he's been inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame. (Image credit: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images ) ... read more