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The pop star's new album, She's The Best, gives Troye Sivan more breathing room to dig into darker feelings.

On 'She's The Best,' Troye Sivan takes the party to unexpected places

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The Australian singer-songwriter's last album earned him his first Grammy nominations, a global tour with Charli xcx and even an SNL parody. His new release, She's the Best, excavates a deeper layer of his desires.

RM of BTS performs during the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas in September.

BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it

Chloe Veltman

The pop superstar is showing art from his personal collection for the first time. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is packed with fans.

The record-breaking, genre-melting, career-redefining evolution of Miranda Lambert

Jewly Hight

Lambert started out as a scrappy country singer with a me-against-the-world attitude. How did she end up making lush disco songs and writing one of the biggest pop hits of the year?

Youngmoo Kim (left) leads members of the a cappella group the Tonics in singing an arrangement of the song "Everything" by Michael Bublé at their weekly rehearsal in Bryn Mawr, Pa. in September.

How these suburban a cappella singers became improbable social media stars

Frank Langfitt

The Tonics, an amateur a cappella group of middle-aged men in suburban Philadelphia, have built a mass social media following by posting videos of their rehearsals in each other's kitchens.

Scottish mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor's debut recital album is a smartly curated collection of songs about the sea.

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With a voice as vast as the ocean, Beth Taylor has arrived

Tom Huizenga

The deep-voiced Scottish mezzo-soprano just made her Royal Opera House debut. Now, with her debut solo album, The Deeps Have Music, she is on the doorstep of stardom.

After nearly 20 years of marriage, Remy Ma and Papoose have gone from relationship goals to hardcore foes.

Discursive Verses: when pulling rank goes wrong

Rodney Carmichael

NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: a hip-hop divorce, an OutKast lawsuit and the state of rap music on the charts.

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Alexandra Hutchinson stars in the titular role for the company's revival of its 1982 Firebird production, wearing a costume designed by the late Geoffrey Holder.

Dance Theatre of Harlem seeks new chapter with Firebird revival

Michel Martin, Olivia Hampton

Dance Theatre of Harlem is reviving its landmark 1982 production of Firebird under the helm of artistic director Robert Garland.

Sheryl Crow performs in Nashville on Aug. 19, 2026.

Sheryl Crow says she's found 'great liberation' in not chasing the next hit

Sam Fragoso

After selling tens of millions of records worldwide, the singer-songwriter says she's finally aged out of pop music — and she's OK with that. Crow's latest album is Pick You Up.

Greetings from Syria, where time seems to melt as a glassmaker braves scorching temps

Emily Feng

As a Syrian glassmaker created his wares in Damascus, watching his craft reminded this reporter to slow down and enjoy the moment.

"Even if that means I'm taking less money [...] what matters to me most [is] that I have full say-so over what I put out and how I put it out."

How Kenny Mason learned to follow his inner visions

Rodney Carmichael

Even among ATLiens, Kenny Mason is an outlier. As he faced a creative crisis — and commercial pressures — the rap-rock iconoclast realized that he feels most comfortable on the fringes.