Search results for

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shifted to streaming presentations online during pandemic. Now, two dances conceived for the web are included in the company's return to in-person performance.

Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

On the eve of Saint Nicholas Day, it’s a Christmas bait-and-switch, with plenty of Old World lore, but no actual Christmas music! Enjoy an imaginative…

The show, which takes its title from Alanis Morissette's 1995 album, cited the Omicron surge for closing.

Listen to a highlight from composer Richard Danielpour's 15-movement piano cycle, which was inspired by essential workers' response to the pandemic.

It’s an hour of musical stocking stuffers, including selections from “Miracle on 34th Street” (Cyril J. Mockridge), “A Christmas Carol” (Franz Waxman),…

NPR pop culture critic Linda Holmes lists highlights from the year, including Ted Lasso, a TikTok dog, a twisty mystery, some great performances, and a moment in a mall.