Shinedown frontman Brent Smith picks the five songs that have defined the US arena metallers' career so far I’ve covered Venezuela for a decade. But this US visit was like nothing I’ve seen before ...

Last month, Shinedown frontman Brent Smith said goodbye to the strongest woman he knew, his mom, Patricia, who died on Jan. 19 at age 72. “I remember my mother putting her hands on my hands and ...

“I was kind of musing about, is my next boss going to be an AI chatbot?” Kim Gordon is speaking to the subject of the second single from her upcoming solo album PLAY ME. “We’re the first ones whose ...

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 ...

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 ...

Morgan Nagler’s debut solo album, I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It, is out in March, and she’s shared another new single, “Heartbreak City.” “Although the entire song is mostly metaphor, ...

The uniquely talented musician, who died Jan. 20, earned his place in the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. Star file photo I want to share some memories about my friend and bandmate, the late great Brent ...

Ejae and Sombr chased the Grammys with new releases, and Peter Gabriel began unfurling his next album. By Jon Pareles Post-Grammy strategies are clicking into place, as winners and performers from the ...

Kid Rock headlined Turning Point USA's "All American Halftime Show" on Sunday, which was set up as a MAGA-alternative to Bad Bunny's halftime show at the Super Bowl. Performing on what looked like the ...