Two composers are dueling in court in a copyright infringement case this week in Portland over 12 bars of 26 notes in two Catholic hymns. A jury of eight got a quick introduction Monday on how to read ...

Even the best classic-rock lyrics don't necessarily bear stand-alone scrutiny. Rock critic Robert Christgau memorably noted that Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages" was "a bad poem. But it is a good song, ...

March 13, 2026 • James Blake. Kim Gordon. Sturgill Simpson's country-funk alter ego. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston about their favorite albums out Friday, ...