Reggae Officially Declared Global Cultural Treasure
The music, which emerged from Jamaica in the 1960s, was added to Unesco’s global Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Why This Body-Surfing, Sound-Blasting, Cake-Throwing DJ Belongs in a Museum
Just as his new release tops the charts, Electronic Dance Music DJ Steve Aoki says he is “blown away” to have his turntable technology in the collections
2018 Smithsonian Ingenuity Awards
What Makes Janelle Monáe America’s Most Revolutionary Artist
The musical virtuoso leaves her old persona behind with her third album, Dirty Computer
The True Story of the ‘Green Book’ Movie
Jazz, race and an unlikely friendship inspire the new film about navigating Jim Crow America
Why This Aretha Franklin Documentary Took 46 Years to Make it to Theaters
The documentary was long beset by technical and legal woes, but Franklin’s family members recently gave it their blessing
How Close Does ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Come to Showing the Real Freddie Mercury?
While the movie has been critiqued for flattening the legacy of Queen, see the band come to life in historic photos
To Mourn Beloved, 17-Year-Old Cat, Artist Made Genre-Spanning, Star-Studded Tribute Album
Pharrell, Bono, Laurie Anderson, Michael Stipe, The National and others penned songs for Souris, artist Sophie Calle’s animal companion
Before He Was a Musician, John Lennon Was a Philatelist
Marking the arrival of a new postage stamp, the musician’s boyhood collection is on view at the National Postal Museum
“Hey Jude” Still Makes Everything “Better, Better, Better”
The Beatles’ biggest single hit skyrocketed on the charts in August of 1968
Statistics Offer Answer to Decades-Long Dispute Over Authorship of Beatles Hit
Researchers say there is less than a one in 50 chance that Paul McCartney composed the melody of “In My Life”
What’s Behind ABBA’s Staying Power?
Don’t call it a comeback. With a new movie and new music on the way, ABBA remains as relevant as ever
This Musician’s Songs Give Powerful Voice to a Language in Crisis
Singer and linguistic activist Alidé Sans hails from an isolated Catalan valley where a rare dialect is spoken
The Counterfeit Queen of Soul
A strange and bittersweet ballad of kidnapping, stolen identity and unlikely stardom
These Soulful, Soothing Armenian Songs and Instrumentals Blend East With West
Performers from all over the globe gather with traditional instruments to perform at this year’s Folklife Festival
Some of Barcelona’s Most Acclaimed Musicians Will Rock and Rumba Washington D.C.
Six acclaimed Catalan musical acts introduce Folklife Festival-goers to Mediterranean rock, habanera, rumbero and rumba
For More Than Five Decades, José Feliciano’s Version of the National Anthem Has Given Voice to Immigrant Pride
The acclaimed musician offers a moving welcome to the newest U.S. citizens and donates his guitar
“Lost” John Coltrane Album to Be Released
Both Directions At Once was recorded in 1963 by the classic quartet and reveals Coltrane’s journey from melodic standards to avant-garde jazz
The Sweetheart of the American Expeditionary Force
During World War I, vaudeville star Elsie Janis travelled to France to bring good cheer to U.S. troops
Which Famous Music Icons Lived in These Chicago Homes?
Chicago has always been a hotbed of musical talent
Songster Dom Flemons Brings Back the Melodies of the Black Cowboy
The Latest from Folkways, a Label Marking 70 Years, revives music traditions from the African-American ranch crews of the West
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