These days, most people are streaming music from services like Spotify, but it's not a perfect solution. While you get access to millions of songs for a reasonable monthly cost, you don't actually own ...

Writing this introduction to the glorious sound of hammering rain, it feels as if this long and brutal summer is finally nearing its end. Here, then, is our roundup of the greatest music that got us ...

The best songs to wake up to, scored on tempo, first sound and subject. A 1931 hymn beats Avicii, BTS and Bill Withers. See ...

Question: When did you get your first six-string? Canadian ginger-god Bryan Adams masterfully relayed the story of his rock and roll back story in the song "Summer of '69", but typically we prefer a ...

From its first mournful nylon-string guitar strum, “Tudo Que Você Podia Ser” punches you right in the solar plexus And over the next three minutes, it never lets up. Clube da Esquina is a legendary ...

Our editorial staff picks the best songs from a year that's starting to be swarmed with big hits by big artists. The turnover at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this year has really been something to ...

They were in the convents and in the courts, and occasionally they went freelance too. They were the female composers of the Baroque and they composed some of the greatest music you've possibly never ...

A music comeback can take several forms. Sometimes a reunion puts a band back in front of a huge crowd. Other times, an older song finds a new audience and starts climbing the charts again years after ...

NPR Music's list of the best 25 songs represent the upper echelon of our staff and stations' favorite discoveries from the past 12 months. For those who want to dive deeper, please check out our ...

Welcome to the sound of public radio in 2025. Our list of the best 125 songs of the year was curated by more than 60 writers and DJs across the NPR Music Network, and runs the gamut of sounds, scenes ...

Was the 90s the greatest decade in music? Australian music was incredible in the 1990s. The so-called glory days of pub rock might have been a thing of the past, but the ethic that came with it ...

The 1960s was a decade and there was music in it. Lots of good music, actually. Albums really exploded as a way in which to deliver a lot of music at once, and have it work together to form some kind ...