Feb 05 Watch 5:39 How streaming platforms are changing the way we listen to music By Stephanie Sy, Andrew Corkery Several of the nominees at this year’s Grammy Awards rose to fame and popularity on music streaming platforms like Spotify and YouTube, and social media apps like TikTok. Ann Powers, critic and correspondent for NPR Music, joins Stephanie Sy to… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 7:11 How a global music festival helps international musicians reach larger audiences By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet The sounds of the world brought to New York for one night, and from there, to a club, concert hall or festival near you. Jeffrey Brown reports on the phenomenon called GlobalFest for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching
Feb 03 Paco Rabanne, lauded fashion designer, dies at age 88 By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Spanish-born fashion designer Paco Rabanne has died at age 88. The company that owns the Rabanne brand on Friday announced the death of the designer known for perfumes and his metallic, space-age fashions. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 7:58 Actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin on working together as a creative and engaged pair By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre Although still in their 20s, actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin are already performing veterans. Both have played dozens of roles in live theater, including the Tony Award-winning musical "Dear Evan Hansen," and on screens big and small. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Feb 01 How Octavia Butler remembered the fallen Columbia astronauts on the NewsHour By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Acclaimed science fiction author Octavia Butler offered insight into the place that space and its explorers occupy in our collective imagination in a discussion with former Newshour anchor Jim Lehrer, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and other guests. Continue reading
Feb 01 Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson and Kate Bush among Rock Hall nominees By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The year's nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which also include Iron Maiden and the late George Michael, reflect a mix of country, soul, hip-hop, metal, pop, rap-rock and grunge. Continue reading
Feb 01 Tom Brady retires — again — saying this time it’s ‘for good’ By Associated Press Brady says he's out of the game for real this time. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 6:36 Jake Blount’s new twist on Black American folk music By Tom Casciato When folklorists went to the American South last century to record and preserve traditional string band music, they probably didn’t imagine that someday a 27-year-old like Jake Blount would come along to not only update the tradition but to help… Continue watching
Jan 31 Prosecutors file charges against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ set shooting By Morgan Lee, Associated Press A Santa Fe district attorney has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie "Rust."… Continue reading