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Saxophonist Tony Malaby, unlucky at the beginning of the pandemic after catching a very early case of the virus — the subsequent isolation imposed on his playing led him to a unique solution.

"It's a responsibility being Mary J. Blige," the singer says. She speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about finding catharsis through music — and says that even she works out to her songs.

The grito is a spontaneous burst of emotion — a shout — that is part of the mariachi tradition. Some younger Mexican-Americans are reclaiming the grito for a new generation.

Over the course of just five years, Dave Evans released four albums plus 10 instrumentals on three compilation discs. Then he seemed to vanish. Now a British label has reissued his first album.

An estimated 28,000 gamers and industry insiders have descended on San Francisco this week for this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC). But despite the fact millions of women worldwide play games, there’s still a giant gender divide on the development side. {label} Conference organizers conduct a survey of attendees every year. This year, the split … Continue reading Women at GDC 2019 Say They Have No Fear of Being Excluded From Game Development →

There are two animated anti-malarial videos out there — a new one from the "Wallace and Gromit" team and a 1943 Disney cartoon that put the seven dwarfs under bed nets.

A musical sensation and a meme, the viral track "Mi Bebito Fiu Fiu" has a surprising origin story based on a Peruvian political scandal.

A new documentary explores Armstrong's experience as a Black American musician coming of age right along with the 20th century.

Sam McAlister was the BBC booker who persuaded Prince Andrew to go on record about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It's the subject of new Netflix movie Scoop.

Celebrity guests on The Jennifer Hudson Show — Michelle Obama, Usher, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tina Knowles to name a few — have all caught a ride through this viral backstage ritual.