Lindsay Totty
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Part of a growing number of Black artists being embraced by the Nashville country-music machine, The War and Treaty is the husband-and-wife duo of Michael and Tanya Trotter. Their new album, Plus One, infuses country with gospel, bluegrass, rock and whatever else inspires them.
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Musician Jack Tatum talks about becoming a father, and the new album Hold from his band Wild Nothing.
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Singer-songwriter Laura Veirs releases her first album produced without her ex-husband, who she divorced in 2019.
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The LA-based group was, naturally, waylaid by the pandemic — just enough to write a new record, Radiate Like This.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Matt Saincome and Bill Conway, co-founders of the satirical punk rock news website The Hard Times, about their new book.
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Raphael Saadiq says his latest album, Jimmy Lee, is an examination on cycles of addiction and issues plaguing black communities. The album is inspired by the deaths of his brothers.
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Taylor McFerrin is known for his soulful electronic music. He didn't sing much on his debut album, but he's featuring his vocal talents in a new way on his sophomore LP.
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The singer-songwriter-rapper-drummer is one of music's most venerable Renaissance men. .Paak discusses his early struggles, building confidence and his latest album, Oxnard, with David Greene.
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The rapper released his debut album July 20, the second anniversary of his brother's death. FreeJAH is an ode to his brother Jahiem, who was murdered after serving five years in prison.
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The trio and its first album are the product of two bands joining forces — but the creation of something new often requires the sacrifice of something known.