NHPR Music News

Colombian-born percussionist and composer Samuel Torres and his group release their newest album, Trio Libre.

Philadelphia Emo band Sweet Pill has a new album out, Still There's a Glow. Lead singer Zayna Yousseff breaks down how this album reflected her mental health journey.

A restless mind can make sleep elusive. R&B singer Alex Isley channels those lingering nighttime thoughts into her new album, When The City Sleeps.

This weekend, the biggest group in K-pop returns from a four-year hiatus with a new album, a live-streamed concert and an enormous tour that is already sold out.

Bookish bite, sharp harmonies, songs about saints, scientists, and stubborn women; Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light is a string band that blends folk tradition with deep, intimate storytelling.

Four years ago, the boy band went silent — but not before setting off a chain reaction that would reshape the pop market, conquer the Grammys and prime the world for an inevitable comeback.

Ahead of their highly anticipated performance at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord, the members of the Rebel Collective sit down with Patrick McNameeKing in NHPR’s Studio D to discuss the weight of history, the art of "playing by ear" and the deeply personal stories behind their music.

Book Binder, who died March 3, was known for Southern blues and hillbilly music, and great story telling. He recorded with Fresh Air in 1987, playing music and reflecting on his career on the road.

The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.

The Grammy-winning singer describes herself as a "53-year-old woman who is maneuvering her career the way she wants to, how she wants to." Scott's new album is To Whom This May Concern.