NHPR Music News

John Driskell Hopkins, who was diagnosed with ALS in December 2021 continues to perform with the Zac Brown Band.

The new film Song Sung Blue is about a Neil Diamond tribute band. Before Diamond began recording his own hits, he worked in Tin Pan Alley writing songs for others. Originally broadcast in 2005.

With new music from his 2025 release "The Way I Tell the Story" and some fan favorites, David Wilcox returns to the Word Barn stage.

As soon as Coco Jones stepped behind the Desk, donning a beautiful silver dress and a bright, warm smile, it was apparent that we were about to witness a star shine.

One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking up the pieces.

The holidays are over, both on the calendar and on the pop charts, and that's great news for an assortment of beneficiaries.

The 18-time Grammy Award winner is the latest musician to cancel an show at the Kennedy Center. Béla Fleck says he cannot currently perform there because it "has become charged and political."

Ian Eisendrath worked from the story's conception to make the music stand out and tell a story. The movie's hit song "Golden" is up for Best Original Song at this weekend's Golden Globes.

Great Grandpa writes lullabies for the restless. The indie rock band's thoughtful intensity remains intact at the Tiny Desk, just at a quieter volume.

Mexican singer-songwriter Humbe has released three albums in three years. His latest, "Dueño del Cielo," completes a trilogy started in 2023.