Lars Gotrich

It takes a village to make the music we love. We remember the singers, songwriters, composers, instrumentalists, producers and journalists that we lost in 2024.

For some listeners, discovering our favorite music of the year proves the old adage: No risk, no reward.

The band performs its revved-up take on roots music at the Tiny Desk.

The Philly band, a force for good in rock and roll, runs through a career-spanning set with a little help from some bagpipes.

Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Lars Gotrich from NPR Music round up the best new releases out Friday, from artists like Jamie xx, BLACKSTARKIDS and Bob Dylan.

There’s a righteous fury to Mdou Moctar’s music, but also a reminder the good fight is always worth fighting.

This Tiny Desk is the atmospheric folk band’s first live performance in seven years.

The shoegaze scene never made another record like Starflyer 59’s surfy bummer Gold… until now. A new album inspires this playlist of artists returning to old bands, former sounds and beloved songs.

The artist crams more than two decades of music, from solo material to Against Me! cuts, into her performance.

On Thursday morning, Mike Mills said that it would take "a comet" for R.E.M. to get back together. But on Thursday night, R.E.M. got back together to perform the band's unexpected 1991 hit at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.