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A lot of musicians are skipping the traditional path into the industry, and are going straight to their fans instead.

TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up

TikTok has flipped the script on the music industry, and everyone from artists to analysts and even marketing bosses at the top labels are trying to catch up.

Former President George W. Bush has made a number of verbal gaffes over his career in politics.

Trying to condemn the war in Ukraine, Bush inadvertently calls Iraq war unjustified

In a speech, Bush criticized "the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq — I mean of Ukraine."

Shireen Abu Akleh did the stories no one wanted to do, says colleague

NPR's May Louise Kelly talks with journalist Dalia Hatuqa about her friend and colleague Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while reporting in occupied West Bank for Al Jazeera.

An attendee holds her child during A Texas Rally for Abortion Rights at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, on May 7. Recently passed laws make abortion illegal after about six weeks into a pregnancy.

In Texas, abortion laws inhibit care for miscarriages

Medical professionals face tough quandaries when treating patients who have a miscarriage, a scenario that could soon play out around the country if abortion restrictions tighten.

Old Gap store playlists have become a hot commodity among some collectors and former employees.

A former Gap employee embarks on a quest to collect every in-store playlist

Michael Bise collected the paper playlists for the music his Gap store played in the '90s. Now he's on a mission to hunt down a generation's worth of playlists.

Clockwise from top left: Amber Ruffin, Cristela Alonzo, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong, Roy Wood Jr. and Hasan Minhaj could be successors to James Corden on <em>The Late Late Show.</em>

It's time for a non-white host of 'The Late Late Show'. Here's our critic's shortlist

Ali Wong, Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin and Hasan Minhaj are all on this critic's shortlist of candidates for the job.

Mark Hamill (right) and Anthony Daniels reprise their roles of Luke Skywalker and C-3PO in the radio adaptation of <em>Star Wars</em>.

On May the 4th, let's remember the time NPR had a 'Star Wars' radio drama

Some of you may have forgotten (and some might not even know) that the network created three radio dramas based on George Lucas' original three movies.

As a child, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, seen here in 2004, spent two years of his life in a World War II internment camp after the Pearl Harbor attack.

Norman Mineta, first Asian American Cabinet secretary, dies at age 90

Mineta served during the Clinton and Bush administrations, leading the Department of Transportation through the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.

J.R. Chester, an advocate with the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, says she hopes the state's updated sex education curriculum will lead to more open conversation between parents and kids.

Texas got a sex ed update, but students and educators say there's still a lot missing

The last time Texas updated its sex education curriculum, was in the '90s. Students will now learn about contraception and STIs — but not gender or consent. And the classes are all optional.

Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde and Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde on the Netflix drama <em>Ozark</em>.

Netflix's 'Ozark' ends as a thrilling, yet disappointing take on a criminal family

It's likely Ozark will be remembered as more of a clever thrill ride than a series with a coherent message.

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