In the summer of 1966, Jimi Hendrix was struck with inspiration while fronting his band Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

To celebrate 20 years of streaming, Spotify just released lists of the most-streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks on the app. Popular artists, rappers, and bands like Taylor Swift, ...

Some songs take their sweet time to find success among audiences. Maybe they were overshadowed by a bigger hit song at the time or buried on an extensive album. But years later, thanks to DJ mashups, ...

Sometimes we come across songs that are instantly overplayed, mocked, meme'd, or labeled as "annoying" before anyone stops to truly listen. But time has a funny way of changing the narrative. If you ...

Every decade of the modern era has forged its own unique pop sound, and the 1990s were no exception. While predictably varied in terms of sub-genre, this arena was typically dominated by pure vocal ...

Those songs resonate to this day. Absolutely wild how some music has stood the test of time and can be heard on the radio and other platforms in 2026. The songs are just as easy to listen to and sing ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. — It's become an Ocean City, Maryland tradition. The three-day Oceans Calling festival brings some of music's biggest stars to the Eastern Shore. On Tuesday the 2026 lineup was ...

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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 ...

Universal International Studios (UIS) is shutting down storied Australian production house Matchbox Pictures after 18 years in business. Sydney-based Matchbox is known for the likes of recent Netflix ...