One hundred six years ago today, the songwriter who helped establish the Academy of Country Music was born in Oklahoma.

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In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are “Midwinter Revels,” the “Solstice” light experience, ...

Titled “The Gay Harlem Renaissance,” the exhibit showcases the LGBTQ+ roots of the hallowed Black cultural movement.

Today in Music History for Dec. 11: In 1882, Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "Iolanthe" was performed at the Bijou Theater in Boston, the first U.S. playhouse to be lighted exclusively by electricity.

A member of The Greatest Generation, my mom was born during the Great Depression into a family of eight. During those lean times, my grandma and grandpa both worked two jobs; every child in the family ...

Led Zeppelin's “Trampled Under Foot” debuts on multiple charts in the band's home country, earning the group its first top 10 ...

Here are Pitchfork’s 40 best rap songs of 2025. Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2025 wrap-up coverage here. When Wham ( Lil Baby ...

NPR Music's classical critic shares his favorite records of the year, spanning a wide range of genres, from experimental folk to operatic pop to recordings featuring harp and pipe organ.

Each of a dozen people on our team — critics, podcast hosts, editors and Tiny Desk producers … sometimes all of the above — ...

The singer and songwriter's "American Romance" is up for traditional country album at February's ceremony. So is an LP by his ...

Jessie Buckley signed on to make "Hamnet" with director Chloé Zhao. The Shakespeare movie brought them closer than they could ...