Music audiobooks

The Woman in Me

By: Britney Spears

Narrated by: Michelle Williams

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more!

“In Britney Spears’s memoir, she’s stronger than ever.” —The New York Times

Over 2 million copies sold of the “moving” (Time), “powerful” (Los Angeles Times), “radiant” (The New York Times), “poignant” (Vogue) #1 New York... Read more

The Creative Act

By: Rick Rubin

Narrated by: Rick Rubin

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestseller.

"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment.” —Anne Lamott

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping... Read more

Broken Horses

By: Brandi Carlile

Narrated by: Brandi Carlile

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was... Read more

Rebel Girl

By: Kathleen Hanna

Narrated by: Kathleen Hanna

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.Hey girlfriend I got a proposition goes something like this: Dare ya to do what you want Kathleen Hanna’s band Bikini Kill embodied the punk scene of the 90s, and today her personal yet feminist lyrics on anthems like “Rebel Girl” and... Read more

Down with the System

By: Serj Tankian

Narrated by: Serj Tankian

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band, System Of A Down, Serj Tankian. 
 
Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band, System Of A Down, was “unlikely a chart-topper as had ever existed in modern music history: a band of... Read more

Mood Machine

By: Liz Pelly

Narrated by: Liz Pelly

Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike.

Drawing on over one hundred interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, Mood... Read more

How Women Made Music

By: National Public Radio, Inc & Alison Fensterstock

Narrated by: Alison Fensterstock, Ann Powers, Janina Edwards...

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The audiobook edition of How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History brings listeners closer than ever to their creative heroes. Featuring rare interview excerpts with Nina Simone, Sinead O’Connor, Lucinda Williams, Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift, Solange, and many more.NPR’s launch of the multi-platform series Turning the Tables in 2017,... Read more

In My Remaining Years

By: Jean Grae

Narrated by: Jean Grae

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In My Remaining Years offers an immersive audio experience, fully sound designed to enhance your enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of Jean's inner monologue, Dr. Umentary, and New York City with original music composed for this listening experience. Sit back and savor!

This collection of darkly humorous, intensely personal essays is written... Read more

Waiting on the Moon

By: Peter Wolf

Narrated by: Peter Wolf

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of classic collections of observations and musings such as Christopher Isherwood’s I Am a Camera and Truman Capote’s The Dogs Bark, Waiting on the Moon is a treasure trove of vignettes from a legendary musical figure whose career spans more than six decades and is still going strong.
 
Peter Wolf grew up in the Bronx, a child of... Read more

Echo

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Mark Bramhall & David deVries

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

2016 Newbery Honor BookNew York Times BestsellerAn impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force from a treasured storyteller!Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica.Decades later, Friedrich in Germany,... Read more

3 Shades of Blue

By: James Kaplan

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 14 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The National Bestseller • One of The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best Books of the Year

“A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and this is his most ambitious book to date.” —Los Angeles Times

From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of three towering... Read more

Rememberings

By: Sinéad O'Connor

Narrated by: Sinéad O'Connor

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, fearless activism, and of the enduring power of song.
 
Blessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sinéad O’Connor rose to massive fame in the late 1980s and 1990s with a string of gold records. By... Read more

Our Band Could Be Your Life

By: Michael Azerrad

Narrated by: Phil Elverum, Stephin Merritt, Jon Wurster, Cor...

Length: 21 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive chronicle of underground music in the 1980s tells the stories of Black Flag, Sonic Youth, The Replacements, and other seminal bands whose DIY revolution changed American music forever.
Our Band Could Be Your Life is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties --... Read more

Every Valley

By: Charles King

Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • From the bestselling historian and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, the moving untold story of the eighteenth-century men and women behind the making of Handel’s Messiah.

"A delicious history of music, power, love, genius, royalty and adventure."—Simon Sebag... Read more

Just Kids

By: Patti Smith

Narrated by: Patti Smith

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In Just Kids, Patti Smith’s first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the... Read more

A Little Devil in America

By: Hanif Abdurraqib

Narrated by: JD Jackson

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A sweeping, genre-bending “masterpiece” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity—from Soul Train, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Whitney Houston, and Beyoncé

ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, The... Read more

Open Book

By: Jessica Simpson

Narrated by: Jessica Simpson

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times BestsellerIncludes six new songs by Jessica Simpson, available exclusively in the Open Book audiobook.
Performed by the author featuring her music throughout.
Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique... Read more

Dilla Time

By: Dan Charnas

Narrated by: Dan Charnas

Length: 14 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

This program contains examples of J Dilla's music performed in the studio by drummer Nate Smith and is accompanied by a bonus PDF of maps, photos, guides, and more.

"This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius.” —QUESTLOVE

Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time... Read more

A Thousand Threads

By: Neneh Cherry

Narrated by: Neneh Cherry

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize

“Nenah is cool, Nenah is wise, Nenah is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.” —Zadie Smith

This vibrant memoir from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry offers an inside look at her fascinating career and is “a living testament to artistic invention and the people who are driven by it” (The... Read more

Gold Dust Woman

By: Stephen Davis

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 14 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Gold Dust Woman gives "the gold standard of rock biographers" (the Boston Globe) his ideal topic: Nicks' work and life are equally sexy and interesting, and Davis delves deeply into each, unearthing fresh details from new, intimate interviews and interpreting them to present a rich new portrait of the star. Just as Nicks (and Lindsay Buckingham)... Read more

The Music Lesson

By: Victor L. Wooten

Narrated by: Victor L. Wooten

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Boy, do I have a lot to learn!" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind—from the first caveman banging rocks to that little kid at the guitar shop—has though that. I know I did. I'd been trying for years to break in to the music scene, to show everyone my chops, to make my mark. And I was good. But I wasn't great. I knew... Read more

This Is Your Brain on Music

By: Daniel J. Levitin

Narrated by: Daniel J. Levitin

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life—even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last be- coming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Both a cutting-edge study and a tribute to the beauty of... Read more

Dylan Goes Electric!

By: Elijah Wald

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at Newport Folk Festival, backed by an electric band, and roared into his new rock hit, "Like a Rolling Stone." The audience of committed folk purists and political activists who had hailed him as their acoustic prophet reacted with a mix of shock, booing, and scattered cheers. It was the... Read more

High School

By: Sara Quin & Tegan Quin

Narrated by: Sara Quin & Tegan Quin

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Tegan and Sara Quin’s joint memoir is perfect in audiobook form....Knowing and loving Tegan and Sara the musicians will obviously make this listen extra special, but it’s by no means a prerequisite to entry. High School, very literally, is for everyone." -- Paste, best audiobooks of 2019

This program is read by the authors and features bonus... Read more