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NPR Music's 30 Favorite Albums Of 2016 (So Far)

The best albums of the first half of a year stuffed with (far) more than its share of heartbreak, surprise, innovation and beauty.

Exclusive First Read: Lehane's 'Live By Night'

Author Dennis Lehane's latest novel is a faced-paced tale of organized crime and betrayal, set during Prohibition. Live by Night follows Joe Coughlin from his days as a small-time Boston hood to success as the rum-running boss of the South.

First Read: 'The Beginner's Goodbye' By Anne Tyler

An exclusive excerpt from Anne Tyler's new novel (out on April 3), the story of a grieving widower who is comforted by his wife's visits from beyond the grave.

Remembering Roberta Flack: The Virtuoso

Roberta Flack is only solo artist to win two consecutive Record of the Year Grammys and she helped usher in an enduring style of R&B. Could she be pop music's most under-appreciated influence?

"I feel like, up until this point, I probably was being 88% honest at face with everything," Rashad says. "And then now it's more like a hundred. And it doesn't hurt to. I don't feel the risk factor in talking about stuff."

Isaiah Rashad: 'Time's up for being afraid of yourself'

In the five years since his last album, the Chattanooga rapper retreated from the public eye after a very private betrayal. He emerges with raw new music in pursuit of a warts-and-all self-acceptance.

Audra McDonald Goes Back Home With New Album

Tony award winning actress and singer Audra McDonald's latest album is titled Go Back Home. Host Michel Martin speaks with McDonald about how being a mother, and losing her father in a plane crash, inspired her new songs.

Wendy Williams Dishes Her Own Dirt

Television talk show host Wendy Williams is known for pushing the envelope and dishing the dirt on celebrities. But her rise to fame wasn't always glamorous. Host Michel Martin speaks with Williams about her career, her battle with addiction, and her latest book Ask Wendy. This segment initially aired May 6, 2013 on Tell Me More.

Pete Townshend originally wrote the songs on The Who's new album for Roger Daltrey as a solo artist. "I wrote them for Roger because I knew that Roger would sing them best," he says.

Pete Townshend On Creativity, 'The Age Of Anxiety' And The Who's New Record

Townshend talks about his debut novel, how it relates to The Who's rock opera, Tommy, and what he'd say now to his younger self – the one who wrote the lyric "I hope I die before I get old."

Joan Garcia became pregnant at 14 and gave birth at 15. She and her child travel by raft between the two shacks where they live in Navotas fish port on Manila Bay.

PHOTOS: Why The Philippines Has So Many Teen Moms

Over a 10-year period, 1.2 million Filipina girls between the ages of 10 and 19 have had a child. The government is trying to change things. But the pandemic has made matters worse.

Photographer Sarah Waiswa's image of her daughter, Ria: "She spends a lot of time in our bed. Babies bring the hope of goodness and light, but 2020 has been a heavy year. I am afraid about the type of world I have brought her into. I hope by the time Ria grows up, human beings will be kinder to each other. <em>June 21.</em> <em>Nairobi, Kenya.</em>

Global Photos: Babies Of The Pandemic Bring Love, Light — And Worries

Millions of babies have been born in this year of the coronavirus crisis. We asked photojournalists to introduce us to some of the new arrivals — and share the hopes and fears of their parents.

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