The narrator of "Hadestown" closed the opening night of the award-winning musical by acknowledging the elephant in the room. During an extended standing ovation, Nathan Lee Graham raised a cup to ...

Who says classic country heartbreak is a thing of the long-ago past? While legends like Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline set the standard for sad songs, modern country music has more than ...

Lisa’s final track of Alter Ego, “Dream,” details her past heartbreak and is one of her most personal tracks on the album. In August 2025, she teased a music video for the song co-starring Japanese ...

The genre-crossing songwriter’s introspective “Vulture Prince” was a pandemic hit. Now she is returning with “Night Reign,” an LP that reveals her many dimensions. By Sam Sodomsky In a remote studio ...

Usually on New Music Friday, NPR Music's team listens to brand new albums – out that very day – but on this week's show, we're spending some time talking about an album that's exactly one week old.

This article is authored by Tara Venkatesan, honorary fellow, School of Advanced Studies, University of London.

A new study proposes a novel theory of why listening to sad music can make us feel good. Many people report that the music they love can also make them feel sad. It's something that has puzzled music ...

The Mexican-American artist Blue Rojo makes music that’s proudly queer, intensely emotional, and always shockingly colorful. His debut album Solitario, which came out last November, was full of ...