The last two Eurovision winners – Switzerland's Nemo and Austria's JJ – both deployed operatic vocal runs in their songs. So, ...

The best music has the power to transport and transform us. But then again, so does the worst. This is an edition of The ...

MUNA. Stephen Sanchez. Lykke Li. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville about their ...

Classic rock songs like "Daydream Believer" are known as sunshine pop, and they help prove that 1967 was the decade's best ...

Shakira’s “Acróstico” is an intimate ballad and a love letter released in May 2023 and dedicated to her children, Milan and ...

“It might be the best song ever written in the history of songs.” So says Anne Hathaway’s character, the titular pop singer in David Lowery’s new film, “Mother Mary,” about a track of hers that you ...

Every decade of the modern era has forged its own unique pop sound, and the 1990s were no exception. While predictably varied in terms of sub-genre, this arena was typically dominated by pure vocal ...

Be inspired by our calm Indian music for yoga and meditation the next time you need the right background music to meditate and stretch. Take a deep breath in and out, find your position and relax with ...

With TV soundtracks increasingly turning to nostalgic ’80s tracks, hear a playlist of essential hits and deeper cuts. By David Renard It’s Dave Renard, an editor on the Times Culture desk. It feels ...

Songs can be time machines. Music unlocks memory in a major way, and the right ones can really take us back. From The Bee Gees to Marvin Gaye, join us on a nostalgia trip through the mega-hits of the ...

A popular duo from England recorded a song ranked as the best pop song of the 1980s. Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" ranked top 1980s pop song by Ranker. Ranker praised the song’s ...

A member of a beloved rock band recently revealed a music superstar unexpectedly gave the band one of its biggest songs. But the connection went beyond that. “He would come to our shows and sit in,” ...