NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras of Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to discuss today's top new releases.

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter Rodney Crowell. “Oh ...

In the late 1960s, Willie Nelson worried he wasn't ready for Nashville. By the mid-1970s, he knew that Nashville hadn't been ...

Celebrate documentaries and dramas at Filmfest D.C., explore hundreds of bands during Petworth PorchFest, and sample gourmet ...

Willie Nelson will release his 77th solo studio album (and his 154th album overall) titled ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’ on ...

The first time I saw Willie Nelson in concert was July 4, 1976, at the Sterling Kelly Ranch near Gonzales. It was his fourth ...

Mary Kay, Green Bay Packers super fan known as The Greeter, wears her angel costume on April 1, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. She ...

A pair of new Willie Nelson projects -- his own album and a tribute -- lead a particularly busy week of new releases, with ...

In 1959, a new kind of club opened in Dallas. It was called The Rubaiyat. It served coffee. And, despite what Austin will ...

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson were some of the best-known outlaws in country music ...

Grammy-nominated mandolinist, singer and songwriter Sierra Hull talks about collaboration, musical development and touring with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan.

Packers will have 29 Pro Football Hall of Famers come August, when Sterling Sharpe is inducted. The first 29 are included on ...