NHPR Music News

Patsy Cline helped create the Nashville sound, a crossover between country and pop, in the 1950s and 1960s.

The 53rd Annual Dartmouth College Powwow is on Saturday.

The New York Adult Survivors Act gave alleged victims of sexual violence a one-year window to file civil claims, even after the statute of limitations had lapsed. It's a law that may have opened the doors for the federal investigation that landed Sean Combs in custody.

The band's mystical approach to improvisation never bends to one sound at a time.

A lawsuit filed on behalf of four women accuses R&B legend Smokey Robinson of sexual misconduct.

Andre 3000 arrived on the Met Gala carpet with a baby grand piano strapped to his back, and concurrently released his second solo album, an EP called 7 Piano Sketches.

The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn.

Thomas' April 23 death at age 71 brings to a close one of the most significant avant-garde experiments ever conducted within the confines of pop music. Rock critic Ken Tucker reflects on his legacy.

Ryan Coogler's period thriller knows "the devil's music" isn't the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.

The trial for the rap mogul, who faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution, is underway. Opening statements are slated for May 12.