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News Articles: Music

Sean Shibe performs a Tiny Desk concert Nov. 10, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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  • Music

Sean Shibe: Tiny Desk Concert

Guitarist Sean Shibe pushes his instrument to the limit in new music written for him by Thomas Adès, and softens the vibe with intimate pieces by Bach, Mompou and the eccentric street musician Moondog.

December 12, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Huizenga
What music captured the vibes of 2025? The GPB News team shares the albums, artists and moments that elevated everyday life this year and pushed the culture forward. Here’s the Best Music of 2025.

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  • Music Lists

Which albums and songs made the list? Here's GPB News staff's Best Music of 2025

What music captured the vibes of 2025? The GPB News team shares the albums, artists and moments that elevated everyday life this year.

December 12, 2025
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten ,
  • Chase McGee ,
  • and 1 more

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  • Music

The Best Album of 2025 is...

December 11, 2025
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Robin Hilton,
  • and 10 more

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  • Music

The best albums of 2025

December 11, 2025
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  • GPB Newsroom
Cellist Joshua Roman

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  • Music Interviews

Long COVID almost derailed cellist Joshua Roman. Instead, it set him on a new track

Cellist/composer Joshua Roman is bringing his solo show Immunity, about his long COVID journey, to a gallery in East Atlanta at 1 p.m. on Dec. 13. He recently spoke with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw about his journey.

December 10, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw

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  • Music

The Best Music of 2025

December 10, 2025
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  • GPB Newsroom
Raul Malo, performing here in Nashville, Tenn. in 2014, died at the age of 60. Malo was the lead singer of The Mavericks, a band that blended country with rock and roll, blues and Latin sounds.

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  • Obituaries

Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, has died at 60

The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.

December 09, 2025
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By:
  • Felix Contreras and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Still from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965) via Apple TV

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  • Arts & Life

Jazz, joy and one ragged Christmas tree: 60 years of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

On Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on television. In 1995, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz spoke with NPR's Bob Edwards on Morning Edition.

December 09, 2025
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  • Bob Edwards
The singer Danny Ocean first splashed onto the Latin pop scene in 2016 with "Me Rehúso."

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  • Music

Who is Danny Ocean, the pop star playing at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony?

The 33-year-old singer collaborated with Nobel Prize winner María Corina Machado during last year's highly-contested elections in Venezuela.

December 09, 2025
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

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  • Music

The 25 Best Songs Of 2025

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and dozens in between, NPR Music shares its picks for the best songs of 2025.

December 09, 2025
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  • GPB Newsroom
From left, Shannon Tweed Simmons, 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree and member of rock band KISS Gene Simmons, Gigi Criss, 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree and member of rock band KISS Peter Criss, Erin Stanley and 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree and member of rock band KISS Paul Stanley pose on the red carpet for the 48th Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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  • Arts & Life

Tributes, not politics, play center stage as Trump hosts the Kennedy Center Honors

President Trump said he was closely involved with picking the honorees, and on Sunday he became the first president to host the Kennedy Center awards ceremony.

December 08, 2025
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
Rafael Ithier of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico arrives at the Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards presentation in Las Vegas in 2015. Ithier has died at age 99.

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  • Obituaries

Rafael Ithier, a legend of salsa music, dies at 99

The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond.

December 07, 2025
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Spotify Wrapped is telling users their "listening age" this year, based on what era of music they listened to more than their peers.

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  • Pop Culture

How old is your music taste? Spotify will tell you, though you may not like it

Spotify Wrapped is bluntly telling users their "listening age," which in many cases is several decades older or younger than their actual age. It's a calculated strategy.

December 05, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Nation of Language

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  • Music

Tune in to a mini-concert with Nation of Language

The New York band performs tracks from their latest album, Dance Called Memory.

December 04, 2025
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By:
  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Will Loftus

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  • Music

13 musical moments World Cafe loved in 2025

To close out the year, World Cafe shares some of their personal favorite music-related moments.

December 04, 2025
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  • Miguel Perez
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