I grew up on the pop icon's songs and ballads. But her later and braver lyrics about trauma resonated with me the most.

The Oscar-contending hitmakers, also including Hayley Williams, Raphael Saadiq and Michelle Zauner, trade notes and gossip and sound off on the secrets behind this year’s most memorable movie melodies ...

Jeremy Allen White and Kate Hudson join forces for Actors on Actors to discuss their music-driven roles in 'Springsteen' and ...

From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

Rosemary Westwood from member station WWNO asked a few of New Orlean's favorite musicians about the songs they like to listen to around Christmas.

Sydney Sweeney tells Ethan Hawke she wants him to be her dad during an 'Actors on Actors' conversation about 'Christy,' 'Blue ...

We have the surprising story behind "Mary, Did You Know?", a popular Christmas song that took seven years to write.

Megan Moroney’s most recent country hit, “6 Months Later,” is like an answer song to Kelly Clarkson (or, sure, Nietzsche), with its great lyrical hook: “What doesn’t kill you calls you six months ...

When you listen to music, many brain regions fire up to help you analyze the sound and make sense of the emotions you feel in ...

Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come ...

A look behind the struggles of writing about one of Wilmington's best bands, and a look at your Wilmington weekend.

There comes a point every festive season when it suddenly dawns on you that if you hear the same old Christmas songs one more ...