THERE is something strangely poetic and downright cruel, about the journey of Tanzanian music. It has travelled far and wide, danced across continents and found fans in places its creators never even ...

This week’s Indie Basement Classic is an ugly beautiful thing that turns 30 this year. For more of this week’s new albums, Andrew reviews Joyce Manor, By Storm, Red Sun and more in Notable Releases. I ...

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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

The challenge was simple on paper but complex in practice. A familiar Christmas song became the foundation for reharmonization. Every chord choice changed the mood instantly. Some ideas worked, others ...

It's officially country music festival season! This list of the best country festivals of 2026 starts with an all-star, two-day fest in Arizona and ends with a celebration Carrie Underwood headlined ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Rose Muhando denies marrying Kenyan preacher, Robert Lumbasi. Rose Muhando has asserted that she has never been married and she’s not pursuing love. Recently, Kenyan preacher Robert Lumbasi went viral ...