Dolly Parton's journey from a humble two-room cabin in rural Tennessee to the bright lights of country music ... the best bluegrass album. She followed it up in 2001 with "Little Sparrow," a bluegrass ...

Pilgrimage to jazz Mecca: 49th year of festival hits SLO and Northern Santa Barbara counties. Plus: Bay to the Beach hosts E-40, Too Short, Warren G, P-LO, LaRussell, Mistah F.A.B., and Gehrig Kniffen ...

Susan Stamberg, a 'founding mother' of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program ...

In 1972 she became the first woman to anchor a national evening news broadcast. She retired this summer after 50 years on the ...

Susan Stamberg, a longtime broadcaster at National Public Radio and the first woman in the United States to host a national ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NPR announced that music industry veteran Sonali Mehta will lead NPR Music as its new Executive Director, effective September 22. Based in New York, Mehta will be responsible for ...

Susan Stamberg, who hosted NPR's "All Things Considered" for many years, died Thursday. She was 87. Susan Stamberg, a ...

It's New Music Friday, and the first weekend of autumn has brought forth a handful of releases by beloved veteran artists. Neko Case is back with her first album since 2018. Robert Plant and his ...

Atlanta - More than 700 singers convened in Atlanta this month to celebrate the latest edition of the songbook at the heart of one of the country's oldest Christian music traditions. The Sacred Harp, ...

The 11th edition of the Contest is now accepting submissions. January 14, Washington, D.C. — The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual showcase for undiscovered musicians, is back for its 11th year ...

NPR announced today that Sonali Mehta has been named Executive Director of NPR Music. She will start September 22, and will be based in New York. September 16, 2025 Washington, D.C. — NPR announced ...

Country music might have been a man’s world at one time, but it isn’t anymore, thanks to several trailblazing female artists. Whether it be the way their music sounds, their wardrobe, or their ...