Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

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The Cambodian government is set to begin construction of the Funan Techo Canal, a nearly $1.2 billion, 180-kilometer (112-mile) waterway navigation project that will cut across four provinces to ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

2026 approaches with our bright-eyed resolutions in tow. If you spend any significant part of your day streaming music, 2025 may have left you rethinking those listening habits, especially if Spotify ...

Earlier this year, Spotify rolled out an all-new feature that lets users watch music videos within the app. You can switch between audio and video formats with the new feature, which is slowly being ...

Shortly after the Succession star and his wife Jazz Chanton confirmed they’re expecting their third baby, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody alum shared her sweet reaction to the news. “Aaaaaah! Congrats!!

Whether you’re a professional musician or you only sing show tunes in the shower, these funny music jokes will hit just the right note Who doesn’t love music? Who doesn’t love jokes? OK, so apparently ...

YouTube is celebrating 10 years of its YouTube Music app on Thursday with the launch of new features that bring it closer to rival Spotify and others. The app will now include “Taste Match” playlists, ...

When I ask a lecture theatre full of students how they would feel if they could never listen to a piece of music again, most are horrified. Many have been plugged into their headphones until the ...

AI-generated bands like The Velvet Sundown are going viral on streaming platforms. "[The Velvet Sundown]" is much better music than most of what we've heard from AI in the past," Jason Palamara, a ...

Music affects each of us differently. A few notes can trigger memories, bring tears, or evoke euphoria. It’s universal, emotional, and deeply human. But why? What about music influences us so ...