R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a pilgrimage of the band's music.

Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he says.

In a volatile music industry, some musicians are gravitating towards OnlyFans, a social media platform that has garnered a reputation for hosting sexual content.

The final installment in our month-long series for Women's History Month exploring 100 years of music history.

From plumbing pipes and rice bowls to vibraphones and one big bass drum, Sandbox Percussion makes mesmerizing music that you have to see to believe.

The Nashville-based singer/songwriter was a member of the trio Stray Birds before launching a solo recording career in 2019. She released her fourth full-length studio album in the Summer of 2024.

Singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus's new album Forever Is a Feeling features music written about "falling in love, falling out of love." She adds, "You have to destroy things in order to create things. And I did destroy a really beautiful life."

The soprano and her pianist husband offer a deeply considered look at the human condition through seven distinct songs.

Even as the songs on Forever Is a Feeling chronicle a love that's come to fruition in public, Dacus still creates a particular kind of safe space for the fans who delight in swooning with her.

For Women's History Month, World Cafe is exploring 100 years of music history with a timeline of 100 moments.

Public radio stations were on the ground in Austin for this year's SXSW Music festival.

In some ways, COVID shrank the distance between musicians and listeners. But then, it also threw nearly everything about the industry into disarray, and for many, things have never been the same.