American Idol has already run eight seasons. Since its debut in 2002, watching non-singers belting out of tune has become an amusing addiction. When Karaoke was introduced in the 80's from Japan, it ...

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. Swamp Dogg has tried out plenty ...

Ed Ledsham explores the history of auto-tune... (Listen to Auto-tune Anthems on Spotify). "Auto-Tune is great for fixing vocals, but we use Auto-Tune in a way it wasn't designed to work. A lot of ...

The Brooklyn rap trio curates a playlist for sneaky links, situationships and love that doesn’t whisper. 2 days ago A little over a minute, "Poland" ends as quick as it begins. But what stays with you ...

It happened exactly 36 seconds into the song—a glimpse of the shape of pop to come, a feel of the fabric of the future we now inhabit. The phrase “I can’t break through” turned crystalline, like the ...

T-Pain's first major hit, people tend to forget "I'm Sprung," but we always had a soft spot for it. Mainly because it's one of the songs where Pain comes off as more of a sensitive thug who stays ...

Typically, the music-streaming public remains at arm’s length when it comes to tricks and tips that artists use in the recording studio — it’s too nerdy, too complicated, and only useful to obsessives ...

In the upcoming Netflix series 'This Is Pop,' the artist revealed how Usher's alleged comment triggered four years of depression. T-Pain is opening up about his four-year battle with depression. In a ...