Traditionally, the bass is an unsung hero. It's a song's glue, holding everything together with a steady hand and predictable, in-key progressions. Bass is the chill friend, the one who's always down ...

Seriously? A Pop song with bass solos? John “The Ox” Entwistle was arguably the greatest rock bassist of them all, daring to take the role and sound of the bass guitar and push it out of the murky ...

Lizzo and Missy Elliott have teamed up for a wildly hypnotic, raucous new single titled “Tempo.” This is the third new release off Lizzo’s forthcoming album Cuz I Love You. “Tempo” launches with a ...

Ke Millie and SBG Kemo are the Heavy Steppers, a Chicago duo who sound like they want to Sweet Chin Music multiple holes through a wall. On “Gangstas Only,” the West Side twosome are in their comfort ...

As the end of each month rolls around, NPR Music asks public radio DJs in 10 different states which songs they can't get out of their heads. The resulting playlist becomes Heavy Rotation, covering ...

Every month, we ask radio stations around the country one critical question: what's the one song you can't stop listening to? It takes weeks to cut the possibilities down to just ten songs and create ...