Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy fame, is one of several who agree that basketball greats and hip-hop excellence share a similar foundation.

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Berkshire Pulse has announced its Spring 2026 schedule of dance, music, and creative arts classes for area youth, teens, and adults! This session features a blend of beloved classics and exciting new ...

Earlier this year, Spotify rolled out an all-new feature that lets users watch music videos within the app. You can switch between audio and video formats with the new feature, which is slowly being ...

On Monday and Wednesday nights, students of Capoeira Amizade Flagstaff can be found gathered in circles practicing the sweeping kicks and fluid escapes signature of capoeira angola, an Afro-Brazilian ...

Whether you’re a professional musician or you only sing show tunes in the shower, these funny music jokes will hit just the right note Who doesn’t love music? Who doesn’t love jokes? OK, so apparently ...

YouTube is celebrating 10 years of its YouTube Music app on Thursday with the launch of new features that bring it closer to rival Spotify and others. The app will now include “Taste Match” playlists, ...

A musical crowd gathers in a circle. Beats from drums and tambourines vibrate the air. Clapping singing and dancing to rhythms. Energized by the anticipation, two capoeirist cartwheel into the center.

AI-generated bands like The Velvet Sundown are going viral on streaming platforms. "[The Velvet Sundown]" is much better music than most of what we've heard from AI in the past," Jason Palamara, a ...

Capoeira Luanda brings culture through self-defense movement, music to Houston (Photo courtesy of Capoeira Luanda HTX) (Copyright 2025 by Capoeira Luanda HTX) - All ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time. That ...