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Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls Guitarist, Dies At 69

By • Jan 15, 2021

New York Dolls co-founder and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain died on January 13 at the age of 69.

2021 Music Preview: 'Little Oblivions,' 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'

By • Jan 12, 2021

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

It's a new year, and hopefully that means a lot of new great music is coming our way. We've asked some of our colleagues at NPR Music to highlight a few of the albums that they're looking forward to.

Mark Kozelek, Of Sun Kil Moon And Red House Painters, Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

By • Aug 13, 2020

Warning: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault and misconduct.

Updated Aug. 17, 9:15 a.m. to include a response from Mark Kozelek.

Three women have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against musician Mark Kozelek, who frequently performs as Sun Kil Moon. The accusations were published by Pitchfork on Thursday in a report by Amy Zimmerman.

Sufjan Stevens Announces New Solo Album 'The Ascension'

By • Jun 30, 2020

Updated at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, July 3.

Sufjan Stevens has announced a new album, The Ascension, out September 25.

Vera Lynn, Singer Of Timeless Classics In WWII-Era Britain, Dies At 103

By • Jun 18, 2020

British singer Vera Lynn, whose touching ballads helped sustain the spirits of Britons during WWII, died today, according to a statement from the Dame Vera Lynn Children's Charity. She was 103 years old.

You Can Now Enter The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest

By • Feb 11, 2020

Starting today, NPR Music is accepting entries to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. You can now submit your video via our website. We'll be accepting entries through March 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

  • To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the United States. You can't currently have a record deal.

Watch This 9-Year-Old Girl Drum Her Heart Out To Nirvana's 'In Bloom'

By • Nov 14, 2019

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Within the last year, drummer Nandi Bushell has hung out with Questlove, pe

In 'Females,' The State Is Less A Biological Condition Than An Existential One

By • Oct 30, 2019

Simone de Beauvoir famously wrote that "one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman," a claim I could imagine making writer and critic Andrea Long Chu roll her eyes.

At the very least, Chu has an update: "Everyone is female," she writes in the appropriately titled Females, her first book, "and everyone hates it."

Hop Along's Frances Quinlan Announces First Album Under Own Name, Shares 'Rare Thing'

By • Oct 22, 2019

For the past decade, Frances Quinlan has built a reputation as an expertly narrative songwriter and a peerless singer in the indie-rock world with her band, Hop Along.

How One Of Music's Biggest Stars Almost Disappeared, And How Her Legacy Was Saved

By • Sep 27, 2019

How does one of the biggest stars in American popular music go missing?

'Revenge Of The She-Punks' Sets Out To Rectify A Gender Imbalance

By • May 7, 2019

Punk rock might be a relatively young genre, but the legend of its history has already become more or less solidified.

Ask what makes punk punk and you'll probably get a story that starts in 1970s London, or maybe New York; you'll get The Sex Pistols, The Ramones or The Clash; counterculture, anti-establishment and leather jackets.

The Tiny Desk Contest Entries That Impressed Us This Week

By , , , & • Apr 25, 2019

This year's Tiny Desk Contest judges are excited to finally be getting ready to pick the 2019 winner. In the meantime, there's a lot going on in the Tiny Desk Contest community.

In New Song, Lucy Dacus Asks What Mothers Pass On To Their Children

By • Apr 24, 2019

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"The stars have a lot to say about babies born in the month of May," Lucy Dacus sighs in "My Mother and I," the latest single from

Trixie Mattel: America's Next Top Folk-Country Comedy Drag Artist

By • Mar 23, 2018

It's not every day you see a drag queen playing an autoharp. But for Trixie Mattel — comedian, musician and, as of last week, winner of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — country music and drag go together like high heels and false lashes.

U2, Ed Sheeran Cancel St. Louis Concerts After Protests Over Police Acquittal

By • Sep 16, 2017

Updated at 9:40 p.m. ET

Like U2, Ed Sheeran has also canceled his concert in St. Louis because of safety concerns.

The cancellations follow protests in the city prompted by the acquittal of a former police officer, who had been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a black man.