The five nominees also include Diane Warren, a song from Viva Verdi!

Lucinda Williams. Julian Lage. The debut from rising Americana star Kashus Culpepper. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats ...

NPR Music's list of the best 25 songs represent the upper echelon of our staff and stations' favorite discoveries from the past 12 months. For those who want to dive deeper, please check out our ...

The Dead was, as we know, a reluctant studio band and not one for hit singles, but some of its top-charting songs came from Weir's pen -- including "Truckin'," which he co-wrote with Garcia and ...

From The Beatles to Led Zeppelin, music history proves that the best songs are not perfect.

Taylor Swift is opening up about her favorite song across her entire catalog. After 12 studio albums, the first of which was released 20 years ago, Swift's favorite pick embraces storytelling at its ...

It's so nice when your smart speaker plays exactly what you want to hear ...