Earlier this December, biannual music influencer Barack Obama “revealed” what we knew all along: His end of year and songs of summer playlists are made with more than a little help from daughters ...

In Slate’s annual Music Club, Slate music critic Carl Wilson emails with fellow critics—this year, Rolling Stone staff writer Brittany Spanos, New York Times contributor Lindsay Zoladz, and special ...

When it comes down to it, was 2020 really a good year for anything? The most positive spin you could put on the year is that it gave some people more time to work on projects that meant something to ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with holiday music expert Chris Klimek about what's on his holiday music playlist this year. All right, we all have our own family traditions during the holiday season. And ...

Please check your inbox for your confirmation. From the first global pandemic in more than a century to climate change, civil unrest and a contentious election, 2020 was a year that posed an array of ...

Kevin Nguyen is a features editor at The Verge, where he publishes award-winning stories about labor, business, and policing. Previously, he was a senior editor at GQ. In the early days of despair, I ...

Members of the NPR Music team this week have been previewing the new music out this year. Another member of the team spotlights two of the albums he's looking forward to hearing. 2021 was supposed to ...

The legendary Doobie Brothers are out on their 50th Anniversary Tour and made a stop Saturday at the Louisville Palace Theater, 625 S. Fourth St. The band is known for five decades of hit songs ...