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Scott Dudelson/Getty Images/Getty Images North AmericaThe rapper Playboi Carti's much-hyped MUSIC leads this week in albums. Plus, the rapper Doechii continues to make gains with her recently released "Anxiety" and Chappell Roan finds minor country chart success with "The Giver." -
The jazz singer's 1960s concert career is amply documented on record, with live albums from Berlin, LA, Tokyo and the French Riviera. Now comes a newly released concert of Fitzgerald in Oakland, Calif.
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What does a K-pop idol look like when set free from the system? On their own for the first time, Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé each arrive at a different answer. -
Cass McCombs' songs are slow, languid and beautiful, which feels like the right counterbalance to our fast-paced times. -
The new album from Belgian singer Tamino, Every Dawn's A Mountain, is a mysterious reflection on loss and change after he settled in New York City.
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With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for: her career goals, a connection to family and a connection to her ancestral home of Korea. -
Our New Music Friday crew also digs into Greentea Peng, Tamino, YHWH Nailgun and more. -
Rock critic Ken Tucker recommends three songs that are recent additions to his playlist: "Are You Even Real," by Swims; "Same Kind of Lonely," by Booker; and "big change," by Young.
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The rapper shines as a masterful storyteller at the Tiny Desk with a host of musicians and singers, including his mom. -
The Honduran musician, one of the most recognized proponents of a Caribbean culture dating to the 17th century, died Monday in an airplane crash. -
As expected, Lady Gaga's Mayhem storms to a No. 1 debut, becoming her seventh album to top the chart. -
Public radio stations were on the ground in Austin for this year's SXSW Music festival. A favorite was Julien Baker, a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Memphis, who performed with Torres.
