Music podcasts that want to survive have to appeal to either a specific time and genre of music, or focus on specific artists ...

The study of popular music heritage and cultural identity explores how communities anchor themselves to a collective past while simultaneously negotiating modernity. Popular music heritage embodies ...

But despite this recognition, the history of women in popular music has always been marked by struggle. How Women Made Music, a new book from NPR Music and edited by Alison Fensterstock, centers and ...

The past year was dominated by interconnected global crises unlike anything witnessed in multiple generations. The continuing Israeli genocide of Palestinians, backed by the imperialist powers, drove ...

Once, the world swung to the rhythm of jazz—from the lively dives of New Orleans to urban nightclubs, from dance floors to radio airwaves. Jazz, with its roots in communal Black expression, became a ...