February is Black History Month — and each week, all month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is here to talk about a different trailblazer and maverick of Black music. These musicians took risks ...

The dusty winds of Coachella have blown across thousands of flower crowns, which means music festival season is officially upon us once again. If you've never been to a music festival, we would highly ...

There has been a lot of research on the neuroscience of listening to music. It sometimes seems as if there is a new paper published every day. Recently, researchers in Denmark and the UK thought it ...

Occasionally a music DVD comes along that exceeds expectations. Shanda, a documentary about Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi, and Flow,a look... Music DVDs That Beat Expectations Music DVDs can ...

In a new article - published in the leading international journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience - researchers at the Center for Music in the Brain at Aarhus University and the Royal Academy of Music, ...

On his new album, Can't Wake Up, Alejandro Rose-Garcia happily upends expectations of his Shakey Graves project. Toying with mood, form, perspective and cinematic intimacy, he discards the groove he ...

Bebe Rexha‘s voice makes a quirky, squirmy sound that may not be your cup of squeak. But if it is, then it’s crazily irresistible and, given the right melody, unstoppable. Her serpentine wail is the ...

Lauren Jauregui is ready to step out on her own, but on a night in early October, she’s preparing herself to step in front of her fans and debut her first official solo song and video following Fifth ...