Music audiobooks

Uncommon People

By: Miranda Sawyer

Narrated by: Miranda Sawyer

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

When Miranda Sawyer interviewed Noel Gallagher in 1995, his gag wishing Damon Albarn would die of AIDS became front-page news. This fascinating pop history, exploring the mid-90s moment when British music suddenly meant everything, explains why. Picking out twenty key songs, delving into the surprising stories behind them and their unlikely... Read more

A Few Words in Defense of Our Country

By: Robert Hilburn

Narrated by: Rob Hilburn Jr.

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of songwriter Randy Newman, told with his full cooperation, by acclaimed biographer and longtime Los Angeles Times music critic, Robert Hilburn
 
Randy Newman is widely hailed as one of America’s all-time greatest songwriters, equally skilled in the sophisticated melodies and lyrics of the Gershwin-Porter era and the... Read more

We All Shine On

By: Elliot Mintz

Narrated by: Elliot Mintz

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A personal and revealing look at the last ten years of John Lennon’s life and his partnership with Yoko Ono, written by the friend who knew them best

In 1972, Elliot Mintz installed a red light in his bedroom in Laurel Canyon. When it started flashing, it meant that either John Lennon or Yoko Ono—or sometimes both—were calling him. Which they... Read more

The Legend of Elvis Presley

By: Steve Goldstein

Narrated by: Bill Murray & Susan McCoy

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Life & Legacy of Elvis Presley" is an in-depth and captivating exploration of the King of Rock 'n' Roll's journey. Written by Steve Goldstein and narrated by Bill Murray and Susan McCoy, this audiobook dives into the life, music, and lasting influence of Elvis Presley. From his modest beginnings in Tupelo, Mississippi, to his meteoric... Read more

Bach Oud - Vol. 1

By: Andrea Mozzato

Narrated by: Andrea Mozzato

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Bach komponierte für Orgel, Cembalo, Cello, Violine, Gambe, Flöte und Laute. Aber wie wären seine Kompositionen wohl ausgefallen, wenn er einen Oud in der Hand gehabt hätte? Man kann der Fantasie freien Lauf lassen und nach einer Verbindung zwischen Barock-Komponisten Bach und dem Instrument der Oud suchen. Vielleicht hat ja auch Antonio... Read more

Birdsong

By: Katya Balen

Narrated by: Eleanor Yates

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Following a traumatic accident, a special friendship helps talented musician Annie heal and rediscover her love of music in this stunning novella from celebrated author Katya Balen. The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in children’s fiction. ... Read more

Taylor Swift. La biografia

By: Chas Newkey-Burden

Narrated by: Elena Fiorenzi

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Una ragazza di provincia con un incredibile talento, e la forza e la determinazione di realizzare il suo Sogno: Taylor Swift si è trasformata da giovane promessa della musica country a megastar globale. La rivista Time l'ha proclamata "Persona dell'anno" nel 2023. Il suo undicesimo album, The Tortured Poets Department, è il primo nella storia a... Read more

Teaching and Learning Jazz

By: Richie Beirach & Michael Lake

Narrated by: Richie Beirach, Michael Lake & Dave Liebman

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Richie and Mike provide direct practical guidance on the skills and knowledge necessary for jazz to be passed on and performed well. The conversational tone of the book makes for entertaining and worthwhile reading. Those who have been teaching jazz for a long time will appreciate Richie's stories and his fearless opinions on jazz including how... Read more

Highways and Byways

By: Jimmy Barnes

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time
From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales of the imagination, Highways and Byways is a collection of stories taking readers on an enthralling tour (complete with the odd detour) through... Read more

Hammer of the Gods

By: Stephen Davis

Narrated by: Chris Abell

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The gold-standard biography of the band Led Zeppelin—revised and updated with new material for fans of the band and this beloved rock classic.“One of the most notorious rock biographies ever written.” —Chicago Tribune The members of Led Zeppelin are major deities in the pantheon of rock gods. The first and heaviest of the heavy metal monsters,... Read more

Who Is Ariana Grande?

By: Kirsten Anderson & Who HQ

Narrated by: Dominique Salvacion

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

How did a teenage actress become a Grammy-winning pop star? Find out in this Who HQ Now biography about Ariana Grande and her exciting career that spans the Broadway stage, television, and music to blockbuster movies!

Ever since she was a child, Ariana Grande has been performing. When she was just fifteen years old, she made her Broadway debut in... Read more

Quantum Criminals

By: Alex Pappademas & Joan LeMay

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Steely Dan's songs are exercises in fictional world-building. No one else in the classic-rock canon has conjured a more vivid cast of rogues and heroes, creeps and schmucks, lovers and dreamers and cold-blooded operators—or imbued their characters with so much humanity.



Pulling from history, lived experience, pulp fiction, the lore of the... Read more

Always the Music

By: Thomas W. Morris

Narrated by: Thomas W. Morris & Barbara Hannigan

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Always The Music is the fascinating story of Morris’ personal metamorphosis through the highest levels of the world of classical music, his learning and insights into how storied musical institutions function, great artists create, and audiences engage. Over the course of 34 years running the Boston Symphony and The Cleveland Orchestra, he had... Read more

Into the Taylor-Verse

By: Satu Hämeenaho-Fox

Narrated by: Carly Robins

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The only book that unlocks the deep meanings and themes of Taylor Swift’s music and lyrics, era by era.

For every fan whose heart beats to Swift’s music, Into the Taylor-Verse will speak to you “All Too Well.” From the early days of Fearless to the sleepless musings of Midnights, Into the Taylor-Verse explores how Taylor crafts stories that are... Read more

Cómo se vive la creatividad

By: Humberto Polar & Álvaro Ortiz

Narrated by: Humberto Polar & Álvaro Ortiz

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

La creatividad es definida como la capacidad para inventar o crear. Perseguimos la creatividad porque sabemos que es un diferenciador de la humanidad, nos ha ayudado a sobrevivir, a crear arte, a dominar tecnologías, a vencer catástrofes. "Aprendizajes para ser creativos en el día a día con Humberto Polar" es el primer audiolibro de la... Read more

Never Good Enough

By: Tom Straete Lagergren

Narrated by: Tom Straete Lagergren

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

I've been hated, I've been loved. And if there's one thing I've learned so far - who cares!The world sets an infinite amount of benchmarks and standards for us to measure ourselves by, or for them to measure us by, and it's all just noise. The only standards to hold yourself against are your own, and only you can determine if you are 'good... Read more

Music Therapy

By: Kevin Thorley

Narrated by: Sarah Gibbons

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Music has been a part of human culture since the dawn of time. Its rhythms, melodies, and harmonies have not only served as a form of artistic expression but have also played a vital role in rituals, ceremonies, and healing practices across different cultures. This chapter provides an overview of music therapy as a clinical and evidence-based... Read more

Never

By: Rick Astley

Narrated by: Rick Astley

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author, Rick Astley

'I hadn’t been very comfortable with fame, but I didn’t know what to do with myself after I was famous. On the surface, I was just hugely relieved to be shot of the whole thing. I felt like I’d been let off the hook . . . But underneath that, I was pretty miserable.'

When 'Never Gonna Give You Up’ propelled Rick... Read more

The Friedkin Connection

By: William Friedkin

Narrated by: William Friedkin

Length: 19 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

""[This book] captures the gut-wrenching shifts of a filmmaker’s life—the bizarre whipsaw from success to disaster.” —VarietyAn acclaimed memoir from William Friedkin, a maverick of American cinema and Academy Award–winning director of such legendary films as The French Connection, The Exorcist, and To Live and Die in LA. The Friedkin Connection... Read more

Walzerschritt und Polkahit. Johann Strauß für Kinder - Abridged

By: Simsa Marko

Narrated by: Simsa Marko

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mitreißende Walzer und Polkas für Groß und Klein: Johann Strauß Sohn gilt als einer der beliebtesten Komponisten seiner Zeit und ist auch noch heute für seine mitreißenden Melodien bekannt, vor allem für seine Walzer und Polkas, die zum Tanz einladen. In dieser musikalischen Geschichte reist Marko Simsa in die Vergangenheit und taucht in die... Read more

Beethoven

By: Anne-Marie Deraspe

Narrated by: Michel Keable

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Pourquoi te parler de Beethoven, mort il y a plus de 200 ans? Parce que, crois-le ou non, la musique de Beethoven est toujours vivante et pas seulement dans les salles de concert. On retrouve des extraits dans les messages publicitaires, dans les trames sonores de films et même dans l’espace. Par exemple, Heavy Metal a réalisé une adaptation... Read more

MC5

By: Brad Tolinski, Jaan Uhelszki & Ben Edmonds

Narrated by: Fred Berman, Jeremy Arthur, Justin Price, Peter...

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting oral biography of the proto-punk Detroit rockers MC5, based on original interviews with the band and key members of their inner circle
 
Few bands have dared to ignite a revolution through their fusion of activism and art like MC5. Managed by the charismatic radical and hippie spokesman, John Sinclair, MC5 wasn’t just a band; they... Read more

A Thousand Threads

By: Neneh Cherry

Narrated by: Neneh Cherry

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

*Named a Most Anticipated Book by New York magazine, The Associated Press, Town and Country, The Guardian, The BBC, and more*

A vibrant memoir from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry who shares an inside look at her fascinating career and globe-traversing journeys in a life of love and music.

Born in Sweden in 1964, Neneh Cherry’s... Read more

Walking Disaster

By: Deryck Whibley

Narrated by: Deryck Whibley

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This candid memoir of music, fame, and endurance from Deryck Whibley, lead singer of Sum 41, follows his rise from a punk kid to an international star.

From his earliest days growing up in Canada, Deryck Whibley was a punk who loved music and couldn’t wait to achieve something bigger and better than the humble path that lay before him. Whibley... Read more