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Scott Simon speaks with British performer Olly Alexander about his new album, "Night Call."

Rodgers' "Good Times" guitar groove was later sampled in the Sugar Hill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," widely considered the first crossover hip-hop song. Originally broadcast in 1996.

This era of music is streaming, but the passion for physical media will never die. After 96 years, vinyl has a strong connection around nostalgia that keeps people digging through the bins.

Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Lars Gotrich from NPR Music round up the best new releases out Friday, from artists like Jamie xx, BLACKSTARKIDS and Bob Dylan.

The Fiesta Flambeau Parade lit up downtown San Antonio for the 76th time to cap the final weekend of San Antonio's 2024 Fiesta for All.

The former Skid Row frontman spent a lot of his glory years under the influence, but his first true high came from singing in Christmas mass as kid. He discusses his new memoir with NPR's Ailsa Chang.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Jo Nesbo about his new thriller, Blood Ties. In it, two brothers with a dark history stand in contrast to the setting, a pretty little spa town.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with The Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle about their new album, "Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan."

Musgraves' album Middle of Nowhere has the dramatic detail of good fiction. The same is true of Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks, Jimmy McDonough's portrait of a gifted but tragic performer.

Activists noted that Native American voter turnout in swing states is what helped President Biden win during the last cycle.