About 130 years ago, the job of pianist was automated when Edwin Votey created the first player piano. The machine worked by reading music that was encoded by holes punched into rolls of paper, which ...

She’s one of pop’s most fiercely honest songwriters, transmitting messy truths with a powerhouse voice. Now, after a public setback and recovery, she has a lot more to give ...

From Groundhog Day to hogging the cookies, Rochester-based songwriter Pat Egan seems to have written tunes about more subjects than seems possible. He guesses he’s written about 700 songs and still ...

Guest artist Tony DeSare will join the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra in concert at Stambaugh Auditorium on Friday.

Bernard Rands, who has died aged 92, was a Yorkshire-born composer rooted in the European modernist tradition who spent much of his career in the US; in 1984 he won a Pulitzer Prize with Canti del ...

Step back to years with the song that everyone couldn’t stop hearing, now brought to life on piano. This tutorial breaks down the melody, chords, and rhythm, making it easy for beginners and advanced ...

Author Margena A. Christian revisits the legacy of Sylvia Moy, the Motown trailblazer behind classics by Stevie Wonder.

Squeeze's Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook talk about 'Trixies,' a loose concept album of songs they wrote in the 1970s but never recorded until now.

Looking for a piano song that’s simple, fun, and instantly satisfying? This is it. “The Easiest Piano Song You NEED to Try” is perfect for beginners or anyone wanting to play something enjoyable ...

When K-pop super-label YG Entertainment introduced BLACKPINK in August 2016, the Korean music industry had no shortage of polished girl groups. What it didn't have was an act that could capture the ...

The young pop-soul singer just launched a U.S. headlining tour behind her hit piano ballad 'Die on This Hill.' ...

Flying Lotus. waterbaby. The groovy affirmations of Joshua Idehen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Nate Chinen from WRTI in Philadelphia about their favorite albums out Friday, March 6. Plus, ...