This is the sound of public radio in 2025. Our list was curated by more than 60 writers and DJs across the NPR Music Network, and runs the gamut of sounds, scenes and styles.. Read the full list.

Jimi Hendrix's classic 1960s albums are the focus of a London lawsuit over performers' rights asserted on behalf of his ...

You can probably list several No. 1 hit country songs from the 1970s, but we bet you've forgotten about these three.

A partial list of some music-themed books that came out in 2025 about such acts as the Beatles and the Cars, and memoirs by ...

In 2005, against nearly everyone's advice, the indie icons released two very different records on the same day: ‘I’m Wide ...

The 1970s were such a good era for music that even the "worst" albums from that decade still have some redeeming qualities.

The controversy about Zach Bryan's latest song taps into a half century of political realignment and country's evolution.

From Bowie to Big Star, the 15 best albums of 1972 defined rock’s golden era - and shaped the music landscape forever ...

Steve Cropper, who has died aged 84, was a musician, songwriter and producer, and a crucial figure in the development of the ...

Here are 40 Christmas music classics for your playlist, from Mariah Carey to Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Joni ...

Black Sabbath is dead, and Black Sabbath will never die. Both of these things are true. More than 50 years ago, the Birmingham, England-founded quartet pioneered heavy metal music with songs like “War ...