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Two influential organizations in the music world recently announced they would cease using the term "urban" to describe certain genres or artists. But it's more complicated than a simple cancellation.

Musicians and their fans are gathered in Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest Festival. We'll preview some of the music that the festival has to offer this year.

We call the music salsa, but is that really the right name? We talk to our guests about salsa as a marketing term, whether or not it's a rhythm, and what we really mean when we say salsa.

Bass player JT Lopez had a career as a top session musician in his native Puerto Rico. He left it all behind to pursue another dream – playing rock 'n' roll with a band in L.A. Diane Bock Reports.

Adele's new album 25 had record sales in its first week — selling more than 2.4 million copies. We get a check on more pop music news from 2015.

A playlist featuring Kendrick Lamar, SZA and more, to close out 2017. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson shares a list of notable songs from the past year.

We asked All Things Considered listeners to share musicians they're thankful for in 2018. Brandi Carlile, Lizzo and cello students in Greenfield, Mass., are some of the responses we received.

Who is Hugo Chavez? And where is he headed?

Seven years ago today, the offshore drilling unit known as the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people died, and the destruction…

From April 20 through July 15, 2010, 200 million gallons of black crude oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico from a broken well on the ocean floor. The…