Childhood friends Ben Bridwell and Sam Beam used to share mixtapes of their favorite songs. Now they've made a cover album together, "Making Good Time." They talk to NPR's Scott Simon. What do ...

FALL OUT BOY: (Singing) ...Shoes again but somewhere you exist singing, oops, I... SUMMERS: Vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump says he was playing around with technology. PATRICK STUMP: How much you ...

I first heard Iron & Wine on a plane flying over San Francisco. I was on my way back to the East Coast after visiting family in California, and my family had booked a red-eye flight. It was probably ...

For her tale of childhood soulmates who reconnect later in life, the playwright turned first-time filmmaker employed a number of unique, behind-the-scenes "exercises" to ensure that her actors hit ...

Philadelphia is not widely considered a hotbed for dance culture — it is better associated with punky, DIY grit. One key exception is Making Time, a lifeline for adventurous showgoers in the City of ...

I cannot write a love song. I have tried for years, like any musician, but every attempt is met with fear of being cheesy or missing the mark. I think there is something inside me that equates a love ...

Eighty years after its release, the sentimental holiday standard continues to enchant listeners and inspire the musicians who take it on. By Tim Balk Audiences who filed into movie theaters in late ...

Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Pop Culture For more than a decade, Song Exploder, hosted by composer and producer Hrishikesh Hirway, has given musicians a forum to tell the stories behind their ...

Missy Elliott is “super-excited and thankful” that Rolling Stone just named 2001’s “Get Ur Freak On” the greatest song of the 21st century so far — and as the legendary artist reveals on our Rolling ...

As I greet Mike Dean over a video call, it’s five days until the closing of the first round of voting for the 2026 Grammy Awards. His production work on the Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow is up for 10 ...

AI companies continue to reach for tortuous narratives to justify stuffing AI tech into virtually every aspect of our daily lives. “It’s not really enjoyable to make music now,” he said. “It takes a ...

Storied Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar is using his platform to elevate the struggle and celebrate the dignity of the immigration experience in the U.S. with his latest single, “Corrido de Juanito.” The ...