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The annual Boston Pops Holiday season at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts is one of the greatest Christmastime traditions in New England. In a…

In the 1970s and '80s, pop music fans in Africa were dancing to a Congo-based music known as Soukous. One of its pioneers, Tabu Ley Rochereau, infused elements of American soul into the music. A major collection of his music was just released in the U.S.

Can you re-invent lively pop from the distant past? Fresh Air music critic Milo Miles says the songwriting team Tennis does just that with their new third album, Ritual in Repeat.

By Pat BradleyNew York City, NY – A new generation of young Jewish-Americans is looking for products, activities and organizations that reflect their…

Having celebrated his twenty-fifth anniversary as Boston Pops Conductor this year, Keith Lockhart is the second longest-tenured conductor of the Boston…

Fogelman says he was genuinely surprised to learn that his NBC family drama has a reputation for making audiences teary. "It was not the intent, nor something I expected," he says.

Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday — some of the greatest singers in recorded history.

What happens when your favorite musician appropriates your culture, or is accused of sexual assault? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with The Washington Post's pop music critic Chris Richards.

Singer-songwriter Tristen Gaspadarek has spent the past few years studying the DNA of the pop hook. The fruit of that labor is audible on her debut release, Charlatans at the Garden Gate.

The vehicle that arguably saved a car company and became a cultural icon first rolled off an assembly line in November 1983. NPR.org readers shared stories and photos. Check out their memories.