This is the first episode of a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen. Most of what you hear on All Songs is focused on new music, but ...

One of music's biggest rising stars is headed to Saturday Night Live. When Dean released The Art of Loving's second single in July, she shared that it is a song "about the universe, mother nature, and ...

As the fall semester approaches its midpoint, many of those who once considered themselves academic achievers are now wondering if they should have set their sights on their midterms instead of their ...

Transitions are hard. It feels like we just got used to being in summer—indeed, why is the warm, sunny season so short? Well, that means it’s time to switch into the next season. Leaves changing ...