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Music
Rapper Dessa on hard truths about life as a touring artist
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 18, 2018
"I have earned the dark circles this year," she says.
The EU’s proposed copyright rules could upend the internet economy
by
Molly Wood
Sep 14, 2018
Could this be the beginning of the end of internet memes?
The world's unlikely capital of heavy metal
Sep 7, 2018
When a tiny, rural Finnish town of 3,000 residents earned the title it presented a wild opportunity.
To help diversify American orchestras, one group is helping to get players to auditions
by
Nadege Green
Aug 30, 2018
Gabrielle Skinner is in a coaching session for auditions at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. She’s one of 18 musicians here, and she plays an excerpt from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony on her viola. Skinner, who plays with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York, is Latina and said sometimes she’s treated like an […]
Tuning pianos to fill in the financial gaps
Aug 6, 2018
Instead of relying on a single income source, one music teacher took up a new trade.
"Mamma Mia!" The numbers behind the music
Jul 20, 2018
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (a listicle after midnight)
Summer brought to you by: Song of the summer
Jul 19, 2018
What is really means to be the song of the summer.
For public good, not for profit.
How to be a composer
by
Eliza Mills
Jun 15, 2018
Carter Burwell talks about his job making music for the big screen.
The history of the song "Louie Louie"
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
Apr 23, 2018
A look at the origins of the song that the FBI investigated for 18 months.
Cardi B teaches us how she makes money move
Apr 6, 2018
Already a hit on the charts, the rapper finally releases her debut album, “Invasion of Privacy."