Music

National

Peter Yarrow of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary has died at 86

Jeff Lunden

Yarrow wrote or co-wrote some of the group's biggest 1960s hits, including "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Day Is Done."
Arts & Culture

San Diego arts picks in January: 'Appalachian Spring,' 'The Half-Life of Marie Curie,' 'Brand New' and more

Julia Dixon Evans

In our January arts and culture preview for San Diego, explore our picks for visual art, dance, theater, film, literature and music, spanning jazz, classical, experimental and popular genres. Up next: theater at New Village Arts, Martha Graham Dance Company performs "Appalachian Spring," a national group visual art show, Haley Heynderickx and more.
NPR photographers share their favorite Tiny Desk Concert pictures from 2024

Michael Zamora

Zayrha Rodriguez

Elizabeth Gillis

Keren Carrión

Virginia Lozano

Courtney Theophin

Sofia Seidel

Alanté Serene

Grace Widyatmadja

We asked NPR photographers to share their favorite pictures and their thoughts about photographing Tiny Desk concerts in 2024.
After nearly two years, SZA's 'SOS' rockets back to the top of the album chart

Stephen Thompson

No album in the history of the Billboard album chart has ever had a longer gap between stints at No. 1. Elsewhere, Christmas music dominates for one last week.
Southern women are shaping the sound of hip-hop's future

Sidney Madden

In 2024, GloRilla, Latto and Doechii all delivered landmark rap albums. Not just because they had the best bars, but because each trusted themself enough to make an artistic and commercial leap.
National

5 people have been charged in the death of Liam Payne

The Associated Press

An Argentine judge ordered pretrial detention for two of the charged for suppling Payne with drugs. Prosecutors had filed initial charges against three people in November but didn't reveal their names.
International

The songs Israelis and Palestinians are listening to now, amid war

Daniel Estrin

An Israeli music critic and a Palestinian musician share some songs with NPR's Daniel Estrin — and reflect on more than a year of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Economy

The 'Beyoncé Bowl' halftime show was a massive hit for Netflix. The football was too

Eric Deggans

Netflix says more than 200 countries tuned into the "Beyoncé Bowl" and its two NFL games. We may just be starting to learn what that ultimately means for the future of television and sports media.
Public Radio's Favorite Live Sessions of 2024

Watch in-studio videos from Rosanne Cash, Nathaniel Rateliff and more.
National

Popeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new year

Rachel Treisman

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.