If 1965 was the year when pop and rock music started to take its first baby steps toward adulthood, as more artists began to ...

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently ...

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Peter Gabriel & Paramore have also charted enduring No. 26-peaking songs.

Do you miss the ’80s? Well, just tune into your local classic rock station, problem solved! According to Mediabase, a music ...

In 2023, rock legend David Crosby died at age 81. His wife confirmed his death, saying the rock 'n' roll Hall of Famer died after a long illness and that he was surrounded by family. Crosby was a ...

From Sly Stone of the Family Stone to Ozzy Osbourne, we remember some of the musicians lost in 2025. A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based ...

Some of the best music released in 2025 was put out by bands that are not well-known nationally. You may not have heard of ...

There’s something electric about watching a great music documentary. You get the backstage pass, the messy breakdowns, the ...

Janis Joplin was one of the great figures of American rock’n’roll – a wild performer with an incredible voice, whose life was cut short by a drug overdose at the age of 27. In 2015, Classic Rock ...

Rhino Records’ Reserve Otis Blue reissue brings classic Otis Redding soul back to vinyl, delivering pristine sound and timeless tracks like “Respect” and “Change Is Gonna Come.” In the vintage vinyl ...

What a year for music — great songs came out of anywhere, in every style and every genre. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2025, though some gems will appear over on my albums list, to avoid ...

When a country music song is a great song, it doesn’t matter when it’s released. These four songs all came out 22 years ago, in 2003, but are so good, we want to keep them on repeat today. Toby Keith ...