The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.

Vince Staples. Zoh Amba. Death Cab for Cutie. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Laura Grant from WEXT in New York about their favorite albums out Friday, June 5. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.

The Lestat we meet in season one of Interview With The Vampire is already a performer: An accomplished pianist, a commedia dell’arte harlequin, an opera connoisseur whose perfectionism leads him to murder a subpar tenor.

Lil Baby calls DJ Akademiks the feds in a new music video clip and Ak fires back. On Monday (June 8), a video surfaced that reportedly shows Baby in France filming a music video where he throws a shot at Ak,

Five stages at the Nashville festival offered daily public performances for fans that spotlighted the genre's biggest and brightest rising stars

Inside the wine garden at the Ramble in Healdsburg on June 6, 2026. A couple dances in the field at the Ramble in Healdsburg on June 6, 2026.

Charli xcx is going back on tour this fall to promote her upcoming seventh studio album, “Music, Fashion, Film.” The 12-date North American tour kicks off in Philadelphia, Penn. on Sept. 11 and includes two nights at both Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum.

Hate him or love him, there is no denying the talent and impact this legendary figure, who turns 49 today, has had on the music industry. Now one of the most controversial figures in entertainment,