NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: like-minded releases from Erykah Badu and Saul Williams, closure in the 2Pac murder and more.

At a time when both touring costs and concert ticket prices keep climbing, Harry Styles' decision to play a 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden has been met with mixed reactions. NPR talked to fans outside the venue about what it took to attend the residency.

Coltrane would have turned 100 on Sept. 23. We speak to his son Ravi, also a tenor saxophonist, and we revisit a 1998 interview with Elvin Jones, a drummer who performed and recorded with Coltrane.

Hear two up-and-coming Irish musicians perform for a special edition of The Ruby Sessions, one of Dublin's best musical showcases.

The Irish band performed songs from its upcoming album, Love and All Its Wares, for a special edition of The Ruby Sessions in Dublin.

In this moving performance, Mon Rovîa's soft, clear voice tackles difficult, yet poignant stories from his own life and the world.

A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans for decades.

On their self-titled debut, the Womack Sisters' crisp harmonies speak to the world we're living right now. Meanwhile, Glaspy acts as a chronicler of doubt, hesitation and misgiving on I am Both.

Country music fans from Kenya to Nigeria say they relate to Dolly Parton’s stories of hardship and resilience.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with music journalist Alan Light about the posthumous release of a new Prince album, "Timeless"