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D.J. Nostradamus and M.C. Ladybug Mecca talk about a new CD featuring the music of jazz legend Billie Holiday with a bit of a kick.

In this week's Heat Check selects, an insular rapper reestablishes the terms of his savvy music, a hotshot gets schooled by his OG, a singer-songwriter neutralizes a source of her depression and more.

Call the melodic, countrified swing that took over early 2000s radio an overnight sensation if you like, but it didn't come from nowhere — just a city many considered to be nowhere.

United more by strategy than sound, the city's stars are fans-first nonconformists, who have often succeeded by doing the opposite of what the industry deems bankable.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with indie rock musician Albert Hammond Jr. about his latest solo album, "Melodies On Hiatus," which meditates on big changes in his personal life as a middle-aged adult.

Our guide to the greatest albums (Nos. 40-31) that emerged from a year's worth of cacophony.

The Alabama Shakes, Mayer Hawthorne and Allen Stone walk the thin line of retro-soul authenticity.

It's been a busy week for new music. NPR's Music team discusses new albums by Sturgill Simpson, Cassandra Jenkins and more.

This week's new music includes the current king of bluegrass, electronic stylings from an RNB pioneer and a posthumous release from the iconic producer SOPHIE, who passed away in 2021.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail about their new album, Ricochet.