Music Interviews

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with musician Jim James of the band My Morning Jacket, about their new album, 'Is.'

Music by the Greenlandic indie-rock band Nanook is part of the country's history of calling for social and political change through art.

Questlove's documentary, Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music, highlights the show's most iconic musical performances and comedy sketches — and addresses the show's "unhummable" theme song.

We revisit a 2016 interview when NPR's Robert Siegel spoke with actor and comedian H. Jon Benjamin about a jazz album on which he plays piano despite no training.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with musician Wyatt Flores about his new album Welcome to the Plains and his honesty around mental health.

After performing at the NPR Tiny Desk, country star Lainey Wilson sat down with NPR's Scott Detrow for a conversation about her music and career.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with drummer and composer Louis Cole about the new sounds he brought to his latest album.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with guitarist Pat Metheny about his new album "MoonDial."