Dutch superstar DJ Tiesto (seen here performing in Miami in February 2019) released a massively popular electronic reworking of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings in 2005. Paras Griffin/Getty Images for E11EVEN Miami hide caption
Music Features In-depth storytelling from the NPR Music team.
Music Features
Drake won the Best Rap Song Grammy for "God's Plan," which was the No. 1 song in America for 11 weeks in 2018. Speaking to his peers of the award, he said, "You don't need this." Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption
Kacey Musgraves made a point of showcasing her gentler side during her 2015 Tiny Desk Concert, but as it so often does, rowdiness prevailed in the end. Lydia Thompson /NPR hide caption
Cedric Burnside plays Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines, Iowa on Dec. 1, 2018 in support of his Grammy Nominated "Benton County Relic." Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio hide caption
Grammy-Nominated Blues Musician Cedric Burnside Remembers His Roots
Iowa Public Radio News
Grammy-Nominated Blues Musician Cedric Burnside Remembers His Roots
Ariana Grande's fifth studio album thank u, next marks a turning point for the young star. Some of her closest collaborators explain why. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption
Ariana Grande attends Billboard's 2018 Women in Music event on Dec. 6, 2018 in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Billboard hide caption
Buddy Holly poses for a portrait circa 1958. On the 60th anniversary of his death, Holly's Lubbock, Tx. classmates remember the young talent. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Buddy Holly's Classmates Remember The Pioneer 60 Years After 'The Day The Music Died'
The Dixie Hummingbirds Ellen Miller/WXPN hide caption
TLC at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. The trio won in the best group video category, beating boy-band juggernauts 'NSync and the Backstreet Boys. Henny Ray Abrams/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
James Ingram, performing in 2004. Adam Bettcher/WireImage for The Lippin Group hide caption
Sharon Van Etten, Dawn Richard and Nkisi released some of our favorite albums from January. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Fans of Lady Gaga gather outside a concert in Manila in 2012. Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Left to right: Lalah Hathaway, Thundercat, Jorja Smith. Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
Caissie Levy performs as Elsa in the stage adaptation of Frozen, which opened on Broadway in 2018. Deen van Meer/Disney Theatrical Productions hide caption
For Many With Disabilities, 'Let It Go' Is An Anthem Of Acceptance
Joseph Jarman, performing in 1970. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Gladys Knight will "give the anthem back its voice," she said in a statement explaining her decision to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl LIII in spite of boycotts by other black artists. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Hundreds of singers joined MILCK and the Canadian choral group Choir! Choir! Choir! to perform "Quiet" at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre in early 2017. Andrew Williamson/Courtesy of Choir! Choir! Choir! hide caption
A Song Called 'Quiet' Struck A Chord With Women. Two Years Later, It's Still Ringing
Sketches of performers from NPR Music's Tiny Desk concerts. Top row, left to right: The Midnight Hour, dvsn, Dirty Projectors. Bottom row, left to right: Liniker e os Caramelows, boygenius, Florence + The Machine. Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Nina Simone onstage at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1968. David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Wayne Shorter, whose album Emanon was crowned the winner of the 2018 NPR Music Jazz Poll. Christian Weber/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
