https://www.wcmu.org/music Music en-US Copyright Mon, 11 May 2026 21:07:46 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-11/when-90s-boy-bands-reunite-are-they-now-man-bands NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Steve Knopper, who wrote about the confluence of several boy bands of the 1980s, '90s and beyond reuniting this summer as adult men. Mon, 11 May 2026 21:07:46 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-11/when-90s-boy-bands-reunite-are-they-now-man-bands Kathryn Fink, Ailsa Chang, Patrick Jarenwattananon https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-11/will-sharpe-imagines-mozarts-day-to-day-in-amadeus Sharpe played a newly rich tech bro on vacation in The White Lotus. Now he's starring as Mozart, a musical genius who struggles to "read the room" in a new limited TV series. Mon, 11 May 2026 17:22:45 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-11/will-sharpe-imagines-mozarts-day-to-day-in-amadeus Ann Marie Baldonado https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-11/jade-tiny-desk-concert The British pop star makes a "tiny version" of her theatrical stage show, complete with roses, angel wings and a cardboard proscenium arch. Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-11/jade-tiny-desk-concert Elle Mannion https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-11/earth-wind-fires-founder-wrote-orchestral-music-it-hadnt-been-heard-until-now An orchestra performs the world premiere of a piece by the late Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, 23 years after he composed it. Mon, 11 May 2026 08:42:25 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-11/earth-wind-fires-founder-wrote-orchestral-music-it-hadnt-been-heard-until-now Hosts https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-09/it-was-gut-instinct-say-the-black-keys-about-new-album-peaches A conversation with eclectic rock duo, Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach of the The Black Keys, about the unique motivations behind the making of their new album, Peaches! Sat, 09 May 2026 21:09:39 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-09/it-was-gut-instinct-say-the-black-keys-about-new-album-peaches Henry Larson, Emily Feng, Sarah Robbins https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-09/singer-songwriter-jesca-hoop-talks-about-her-new-album-long-wave-home NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop about her new album, "Long Wave Home." It's her seventh studio album, but the first she's produced herself. Sat, 09 May 2026 11:42:53 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-09/singer-songwriter-jesca-hoop-talks-about-her-new-album-long-wave-home Elissa Nadworny https://www.wcmu.org/national-world-news/2026-05-09/what-is-a-radical-its-the-question-of-m-i-a-s-vexing-career Fans who danced to "Paper Planes" might hardly recognize the conspiracy-touting artist before them today — but in a certain way, she's the same button-pusher as ever. Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/national-world-news/2026-05-09/what-is-a-radical-its-the-question-of-m-i-a-s-vexing-career Sheldon Pearce https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-08/meet-the-tiny-desk-contest-finalists-noa-bar A Tiny Desk Contest judge introduces us to finalists Noa Barr from Los Angeles. Fri, 08 May 2026 20:30:26 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-08/meet-the-tiny-desk-contest-finalists-noa-bar Anamaria Artemisa Sayre https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-08/new-music-and-art-from-jewel-decades-after-she-first-rose-to-fame Jewel has a new single "Upon Meeting the Goddess of Love." Fri, 08 May 2026 16:01:23 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-08/new-music-and-art-from-jewel-decades-after-she-first-rose-to-fame Emiko Tamagawa, Peter O'Dowd https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-08/tiny-desk-radio-madisen-ward-and-the-mama-bear-martha-wainwright-allison-russell We pay tribute to the moms, the mamas and the mommies. It's our Mother's Day show! Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station. Fri, 08 May 2026 14:25:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/music/2026-05-08/tiny-desk-radio-madisen-ward-and-the-mama-bear-martha-wainwright-allison-russell