Reba McEntire : NPR

Trad Ambition: 21 Country Tunes Livened Up By Looking Back

Laura E. Partain/Courtesy of the artist

Best Music Of 2019

Trad Ambition: 21 Country Tunes Livened Up By Looking Back

December 11, 2019 • Some of the best country songs of 2019 were equal parts tradition and ambition.

Kristin Chenoweth Is Doing It 'For The Girls'

Kristin Chenoweth's album For the Girls is out now. Krista Schlueter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption

Krista Schlueter/Courtesy of the artist

Music Interviews

Kristin Chenoweth Is Doing It 'For The Girls'

September 27, 2019 • On her latest album, For The Girls, Kristin Chenoweth covers classic songs originally recorded by women who inspire her and duets with Dolly Parton, Ariana Grande and more.

Kristin Chenoweth Is Doing It 'For The Girls'

Listen · 7:58 7:58

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/765162483/765186670" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

'Stronger Than The Truth' Circles Back To Reba McEntire's Own Stengths

Reba McEntire's Stronger Than the Truth is out April 5 on Big Machine Records. Cliff Lipson/Courtesy of CBS hide caption

toggle caption

Cliff Lipson/Courtesy of CBS

Review

First Listen

'Stronger Than The Truth' Circles Back To Reba McEntire's Own Stengths

March 28, 2019 • The country legend's new album returns to some of her commercial roots, telling stories of domestic betrayal in grand yet thoroughly grounded fashion.

Trumps Plan To Skip Kennedy Center Honors — Again

The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in 2016. It was the last time a U.S. president — Barack Obama — attended the awards ceremony. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Pool/Getty Images