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Singer/songwriter Randy Newman looks back on his decades-long music career

Ken Tucker reviews Robert Hilburn's biography of Newman, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country. Plus, we listen back to a 1998 archival interview with the Grammy Award-winning artist.

J. Cole: 'Ain't Enough Of Us Trying'

"I want to get whatever's on my chest off my chest when it feels right," says the rapper, who makes songs that turn the personal into the political.

Experts says mis- and disinformation about health and well-being is common on social media.

“I challenge everyone to be curious whenever you're doing any sort of research — especially for your health.”

Debbie Bennett and Kaylie Walker are both nutrition educators in northwest Missouri and for the past few years they’ve hosted an MU Extension podcast called “Truth or Trend” that examined online trends and claims about health and well-being.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang on the balcony of David Geffen Hall while 1,000 people gathered below him on the Lincoln Center Plaza, in New York to sing one of his new pieces.

On The Steps Of Lincoln Center, A Choir The Size Of An Army

One thousand singers gathered Saturday to perform a new work by Pulitzer winner David Lang. Reporter Jeff Lunden was one of them.

Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Our panel of public-radio music obsessives has five more favorites to share. Download new music from CHVRCHES, Joey Bada$$, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and Frightened Rabbit, plus a sick remix of Tame Impala by Australian producer Light Year.

Explaining the war of words between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion

The rappers Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion are trading barbs in their new songs. We break down what prompted this falling out between former collaborators.

NPR Music releases its list of the 50 Best Albums of 2024

NPR Music reveals its list of the top albums of 2024. How does this list get decided?

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2007

Tens of thousands of listeners voted in the All Songs Considered poll for the year's best CDs.

Directors pick the soundtracks for NPR's shows. Here are their own 2023 playlists

Have you ever listened to NPR and wondered who chooses those songs you hear between stories and interviews? We've asked four directors to curate playlists and set a mood.

Wildlife expert, who records sounds of a changing planet, adds music to the mix

Over a lifetime, Martyn Stewart has recorded the sounds of a changing planet. Now, he's made an album with music producer ONR. "Imperfect Cadence" is a call to conserve the wilds of Scotland.

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