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This was destined to be a Christmas-y week on the Billboard Hot 100.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast Our Common Nature from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.

One pianist has noticed an interesting pattern in demographic trends when it comes to the songs people request for him to play.

Wednesday’s New Year's Eve performances have also been canceled.

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

From Sly Stone of the Family Stone to Ozzy Osbourne, we remember some of the musicians lost in 2025.

The findings could translate into treatment for those who have trouble speaking, perhaps by training them to use different parts of their throats.

Ring in the new year with celebratory sounds from around the world.

Which Tiny Desk made an audio engineer question everything? Which one made a producer want to cry? Touch grass? Look back on the year in Tiny Desk, with the people who make them.

NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped.