Elvis Presley is one of the most memorable talents of the 21st century, and nearly everyone is familiar with at least part of ...

British R&B singer Elmiene stops by for a performance at the Tiny Desk and chats with NPR's Scott Detrow about why he's drawn to soul music, his Sudanese roots and why he loves touring in the U.S.

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America was emerging from the Great Depression, German musicians fleeing Hitler were raising musical standards, and ...

The Oscar-winning composer shares his writing process for Wicked's iconic songs, from 'Popular' to 'Defying Gravity' ...

Across four decades, Cyndi Lauper has excelled at dancing a different path than most of her peers. The singer is one of the ...

The world said goodbye to legendary 28-time Grammy-winning music producer Quincy Jones this past weekend and while you may know the name, you might not know Jones was responsible for producing some of ...

Millennials of all walks of life probably can't forget these five iconic chart-topping songs from back in the day.

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And now to our latest subject: There are a great deal of famous songs that have been played on ... but the version most people know was a 1973 re-recording with a whole new Karen Carpenter vocal ...