After six weeks of watching and observing attractive strangers date each other on national television, "Love Island" viewers voted for their favorite made-on-reality-TV couple. During the Episode 34 ...

Hip-hop might have been born in the '70s, but it was in the '90s when the genre truly started to see commercial success. It was an era in which artistic creativity expanded, rivalries emerged, pop ...

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you ...

Spoon haven’t released a new album since 2022’s excellent Lucifer on the Sofa. But since they’re about to hit the road with the Pixies later this week, it only seems fitting they’d drop a brand-new ...

"Fell in Love With a Girl" (2001) — The White Stripes If you had to pick a song that sounds like how falling in love feels, this might be it. The White Stripes know love isn't all hearts and rainbows ...

When it comes to fitness, music is one of the most powerful motivators. The right song can give you that extra push to run a little faster, lift a little heavier, or finish those last few reps when ...

Life is busy these days, so when you manage to get some well-earned free time, it's important to use it wisely, writes Glenn Fosbraey. You could, for example, invest a spare ten minutes listening to ...

At once a suite of love songs and a call to arms, the new album from Baltimore’s Marcus Brown is an electronic pop record grounded in hard graft, workers' solidarity and deep ties of affection It’s ...