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NPR Music's 30 Favorite Albums Of 2016 (So Far)

The best albums of the first half of a year stuffed with (far) more than its share of heartbreak, surprise, innovation and beauty.

Review: Sara Watkins, 'Young In All The Wrong Ways'

On her third solo album, the versatile Nickel Creek veteran continues to evolve as a songwriter, speaking a language of cutting clarity.

The California Publicly Utilities Commission, headquartered in San Francisco, may be the most powerful regulatory agency in the state. It has authority over privately owned electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad and passenger transportation, April 2016.

Inside The Deal That Shaped San Diego County’s Power Picture

San Diego's two biggest sources of electricity were approved in a deal brokered by Michael Peevey, the embattled former president of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Assaga camp in Niger is home to some 6,000 refugees, either displaced within the country or from across the border in Nigeria.

One Mother's Perspective On What It's Like To Be A Refugee

She's one of a record 65 million refugees in the world today. Home is now a makeshift camp in Niger, buffeted by Sahara desert sands and winds.

Review: Oh Pep!, 'Stadium Cake'

On its first full-length album, the Melbourne duo's mostly upbeat music is filled with questions about desire and life's priorities.

Lin-Manuel Miranda accepts the award for best book of a musical for Hamilton at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday.

On A Dark Day, The Tonys Double Down On Joy — And Pride

The shadow of a mass shooting in Orlando cast a pall over the 70th Annual Tony Awards broadcast, but host James Corden offered a spirited paean to "every Broadway would-be."

Tony Awards Honors Florida Victims; 'Hamilton' Wins 11 Categories

The 70th Tony Awards ceremony was dedicated to people affected by Sunday's deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Fla.

<em>Pure McCartney</em> is a 67-track box set spanning the four-plus decades of Paul McCartney's solo career.

All Songs +1: A Conversation With Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney talks about his solo career-spanning compilation Pure McCartney, his creative process, how he stays inspired and why he sometimes thinks he should take songwriting more seriously.

Shinichi Suzuki makes a rare visit to Britain in 1980 to demonstrate the method he developed for learning to play the violin.

'Twinkle' Sparks Fireworks As Fiddler Guts Violin Method

Fiddler Mark O'Connor claims Shinichi Suzuki, creator of the popular Suzuki Method of violin instruction, was a fraud. O'Connor has created his own teaching system.

Zunika Crenshaw helps her 3-year-old daughter Jhase Crenshaw Bass with an asthma inhaler.

Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma's Toll In Black Children

Most genetic studies look only at people of European descent. But black and Hispanic children are far more likely to die of asthma, and genetic differences may help explain why.

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