Music audiobooks

Dancing Hands

By: Margarita Engle

Narrated by: Almarie Guerra

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

As a little girl, Teresa Carreño loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals. Then a revolution in Venezuela forced her family to flee to the United... Read more

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

Power: Music, Death, Life

By: Pernilla Karlsson & Erik Grönwall

Narrated by: Erik Grönwall

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Erik Grönwall skyrocketed to fame overnight when he won the Swedish edition of Idol in 2009. In this revealing autobiography, Erik takes us through his journey, from his childhood to the present day, sharing his struggles to break through as an artist, his devastating leukemia diagnosis, his incredible recovery, and his dedication to... 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

Music Is History

By: Ben Greenman & Questlove

Narrated by: Questlove

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi–Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapestry, whether investigating how the blaxploitation... 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

Bah! Humbug!

By: Michael Rosen

Narrated by: Pete Cross

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross for their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens’s beloved holiday classic. Harry Gruber plays the role of Scrooge in his school’s production of A Christmas Carol, and he is extra nervous about tonight’s performance because his father is in the audience—not away for business, as usual. Will... Read more

The Story of the Saxophone

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

You may think that the story of the saxophone begins with Dexter Gordon or Charlie Parker or on a street corner in New Orleans. It really began in 1840 in Belgium with a young daydreamer named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax—a boy with bad luck but great ideas. Coretta Scott King Honoree Lesa Cline-Ransome unravels the fascinating history of how... Read more

Symphony for a Broken Orchestra

By: Amy Ignatow

Narrated by: Tyla Collier & Robert Blackson

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The schools of Philadelphia were filling up with broken violins, drums, pianos, and more, making it difficult for students to learn to play. This sparked an idea for a symphony, played entirely with the broken instruments, that would raise funds to repair the instruments themselves. Musicians young and old volunteered, and their captivating... Read more

Vivaldi's Ring Of Mystery

By: Classical Kids

Narrated by: Elizabeth Forster, Barbara Budd & Colm Feore

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Katarina, a young violinist, arrives at the Pietà orphanage where Antonio Vivaldi was music director. Aided by Giovanni the gondolier, she searches throughout Venice for clues to her mysterious past. Over two dozen excerpts, including Vivaldi’s best-loved Four Seasons (with real sound effects), guitar piccolo and trumpet concertos. Also featured... Read more

Heartbreak Is the National Anthem

By: Rob Sheffield

Narrated by: Rob Sheffield

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

***The Instant New York Times Bestseller!***An intimate look at the life and music of modern pop’s most legendary figure, Taylor Swift, from leading music journalist Rob Sheffield.A cultural phenomenon. A worldwide obsession. An agent of emotional chaos. There’s no parallel to Taylor Swift in history: a teenage girl who turns into the world’s... Read more

Ladybird Audio Adventures: Musical Instruments

By: Ladybird

Narrated by: Sophie Aldred

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Ladybird.

Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.

Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!

On this... Read more

Girl in a Band

By: Kim Gordon

Narrated by: Kim Gordon

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERKim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story—a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of Patti Smith's Just... Read more

Over the Influence

By: Joanna "JoJo" Levesque

Narrated by: Joanna "JoJo" Levesque

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A breathtakingly candid memoir by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, the chart-topping, multi-platinum recording artist behind hits like “Leave (Get Out),” “Too Little, Too Late”, and the Grammy Award-winning "Say So" Signed to a major recording deal at just 12 years old, JoJo catapulted to the top of the pop-and-R&B-infused charts in the mid 2000's.... 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

Not Starring Zadie Louise

By: Joy McCullough

Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Zadie loves Tae Kwon Do, comic books, and outer space. She also loves visiting the community theater that her mom runs, especially the lighting grid over the stage and the stage manager’s booth, which is filled with levers and buttons like a spaceship control panel. So when the family’s finances suffer a blow and Zadie has to give up her usual... Read more

Mood Machine

By: Liz Pelly

Narrated by: Liz Pelly

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

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 Machine takes us to... Read more

Junie B. Jones First Ever MUSICAL Edition!

By: Barbara Park

Narrated by: Lana Quintal

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Junie B. Jones The Musical is a hit! Listen to the full cast album and the audiobook of Junie B. Jones, First Grader (at last!).
 
Being in first grade means having to get used to a whole new classroom. And a whole new teacher. And a whole new bunch of strange children. But here's the worst thing of all: When Junie B. tries to read words on the... 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

Mozart’s Magic Fantasy

By: Classical Kids

Narrated by: Richard Binsley, Tracey Moore & Barbara Budd

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A journey through The Magic Flute. With magic bells and flute, Sarah and the dragon find their way from the Queen of the Night’s realm to Sarastro’s castle. Together they help Prince Tamino find Princess Pamina and the bird-man Papageno find his Papagena. Features Mozart’s best-known arias, originally translated and freshly recorded with... Read more

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

By: Classical Kids

Narrated by: Stephen Ouimette & Nathaniel Moreau

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

An eccentric new boarder turns a young boy’s life upside-down. Ludwig van Beethoven has moved in upstairs! Young Christoph exchanges letters about the chaotic arrival of Mr. Beethoven and learns to appreciate and understand the great composer and his music. Over two dozen excerpts including Moonlight Sonata, Symphonies #5-9, Für Elise,... Read more

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

By: Hanif Abdurraqib

Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

*2018 "12 best books to give this holiday season" TODAY Show*Best Books of 2018* Rolling Stone"A Best Book of 2017" NPR, Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, Esquire, Chicago Tribune, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, CBC, Stereogum, National Post, Entropy, Heavy, Book Riot, Chicago Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review, Michigan Daily*American Booksellers Association... Read more

The Backstagers and the Theater of the Ancients

By: Andy Mientus

Narrated by: Andy Mientus

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: No

After all the backstage ghost drama during Phantasm, things are quiet for the Backstagers of the St. Genesius School Drama Club—too quiet. But when that quiet is filled by a mysterious voice that haunts the Backstagers day and night, they set off on a globetrotting adventure to discover the ancient secrets of the legendary artifacts of the... Read more