Unrelenting summer heat signals that it’s time to anticipate Montreal’s Nuits d’Afrique Festival, hosting its 40th edition from July 7 to 19 this year. With more than 30 countries and over 700 artists ...

The Jamaican American musician stepped onto the stage to deafening cheers, greeting the thousands of attendees at the special ...

Stacker put together a list of the 50 best pop songs of the last 30 years based on the Billboard Pop Songs chart from its ...

These country songs might be decades old, but that doesn't mean they aren't as good today as they were when they were ...

Bluegrass Hall of Fame member and three-time Grammy award-winner, Sam Bush, will perform July 18 with his band at the Ozark ...

One of the birthplaces of American music is Congo Square in New Orleans, where enslaved people gathered to sing, dance, drum, and preserve their traditions.

On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity.

Stephen Foster wrote some of the most enduring American songs, invented the role of songwriter, and served as a cautionary ...

Forty-four years ago today, the world lost an endlessly influential harmonica player who was one of the Grand Ole Opry's ...

The Folk Box’ sought to trace the roots and branches of American music, and document the forging – and constant reinvention – ...

As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early ...

A late-19th century campaign spearheaded by Foster’s brother sought to elevate him into the pantheon of American cultural ...