Cruise ship work is a special type of education for a performer. The passengers are quite literally a captive audience. Where ...

On a recent episode of The Ebro Show, host Ebro Darden proclaimed that “the algorithm” works against anyone who publicly feuds with certain figures, namely Drake and DJ Akademiks. “I’m letting y’all ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. I am useless without background music. A writer by day and an avid concertgoer by night, I relied for years on Spotify to provide my soundtrack ...

Ebro Says Booking Guests Is Harder Without Hot 97: 'People Are Acting Different' Ebro opens up about the challenges of booking guests in the digital era, saying artists and longtime contacts “act ...

In a rhythm as steady as a mbira pulse and as urgent as a township drumbeat, a quiet revolution is unfolding in Zimbabwe’s music industry — one powered not by amplifiers, but by algorithms. At its ...

Ever felt like your playlist just gets you? That’s not random—music algorithms shaping taste is now part of everyday listening, even if most people don’t notice it. This article breaks down how ...

The Brooklyn band Geese was labeled an “industry plant” by those who questioned its sudden ubiquity. Maybe it was. Essentially, the firm creates networks of social media pages (typically on TikTok) ...

May 8, 2026 • MUNA. Stephen Sanchez. Lykke Li. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville about their favorite albums out Friday, May 8. Plus, a handful of NPR Music ...

We've had the legend of Robert Johnson wrong this whole time. The deal he made at the crossroads wasn't with some mythical devil at all. The truth is he sold his songs — i.e. his soul — to a predatory ...

Schools, colleges, and offices tend to restrict certain entertainment and music websites to you from wasting your time on unproductive activities. However, there are still plenty of websites that ...