Singer-songwriter Brittany Howard makes her voice acting debut in Thelma the Unicorn, a mini pony who longs to be a star, and her dream comes true when she disguises herself as a unicorn.
The actress Kate Hudson had always wanted to write her own music, but she didn't have the courage until now. She talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about her debut album, Glorious.
On Friday, CNN published footage that appears to show the hip-hop mogul, also known as P. Diddy, physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1252221941/sean-combs-cassie-ventura-cnn-video
A shot of pure joy to start off the weekend: a charming video of kids from Cork, Ireland, rapping about finding and following their creative voice.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1252089387/irish-kids-rap-song-the-spark
Founded in the wake of a young musician's passing, this 23-year-old nonprofit has become a critical resource for the music scene in Athens, Ga.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1198911169/sense-of-place-athens-nucis-space
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills discuss new releases by Billie Eilish, Portishead's Beth Gibbons and Rapsody. Featured albums: - Billie Eilish, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' - Rapsody, 'Pl...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1197961689/new-music-friday-best-albums-may-17-2024
Speaking alongside brother/collaborator Finneas, Eilish says she discovered a new self-awareness on Hit Me Hard and Soft, after years of seeing herself through others' eyes.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1251790138/billie-eilish-finneas-hit-me-hard-and-soft-interview
The Tiny Desk setting perfectly illuminates the power of The Staves' sisterly harmonies.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1250056136/tiny-desk-concert-the-staves
The new music biopic Back to Black chronicles the life of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. The film stars Marisa Abela, and follows Winehouse as she records her breakthrough album, gets married, ...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1197964632/back-to-black-misses-amy-winehouses-point-of-view
Thirty years after Portishead's debut, Gibbons' first solo album is the testament of an uncanny singer simply making it through each day.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1251839605/beth-gibbons-lives-outgrown-review