2017 was an eventful year, to put it mildly—and its music was no exception. In a time defined by unpredictability, artists stepped up with their own expressions, embracing the beauty of life and ...

Politics permeated our culture in 2017. It wasn’t just on our news channels, it was in our professional sports, our awards shows and late-night talk shows, and in our pop music. Not all the political ...

Tracee Ellis Ross hosts the awards show. — -- The American Music Awards are perhaps best known for their musical performances, and according to this year's host and producers, there'll be no ...

The 2017 American Music Awards were handed out Sunday, November 19 during a live ceremony on the ABC network from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. In all, 28 AMAs winners were announced both during the ...

The "Sorry Not Sorry" singer said she's "completely inspired" by the trans politician Demi Lovato walked the 2017 American Music Awards red carpet with a special guest: Danica Roem, the nation’s first ...

What we try to do here at NPR Music isn't that complicated. First and foremost, of course, we like to introduce readers and listeners to artists they may never have heard that will challenge, excite ...

Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature is now up to give users insights into what they streamed over the past twelve months. While obviously a promotion for the music service, Wrapped is a quick and amusing ...

Only a handful of years after crashing the gate as a mistrusted invader, streaming is now thoroughly absorbed into the music industry establishment. This evolution is borne out by the numbers. In 2016 ...

A new era is born.

A new era is born.