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 ...

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra simply gets better and better. Its latter albums show increased challenge with tight complex ...

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

Unrequited love is a very isolating feeling, and if you are seeking some comfort amidst that isolation, listen to these three country songs.

The philanthropist, 60, reveals details of her separation from the Microsoft founder on her new book, The Next Day.