Kristofferson, who wrote indelible songs about lovers, loners and boozers, has died at age 88. He later became a screen star.

Cécile Chaminade and Ethel Smyth had a lot in common. Both began playing piano at a very young age, despite their fathers' ...

Paloma, who grew up in Derbyshire, England, wanted to be a writer when she was younger, so it's not a surprise that her debut ...

New Haven Symphony Orchestra started in 1894 with a group of amateur musicians. Today, it is an accomplished professional ...

This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. The smile that erupts onto Fabiola Méndez’s face just as she launches into her first ...

In The Listeners, a seductive cult leader and an unexplainable noise divides an innocent community and warps reality.

On the next Echoes, a classic from one of the first electronic groups in America, Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece ...

As a historic election looms, Saturday Night Live faces an ongoing challenge to make America laugh – and process an ...

Terry Crews went to college on an art scholarship, played football in the NFL and now stars in movies and hosts America's Got Talent. The key, he says, is to be really good at failure.

David Gilmour calls his latest album the best thing he's made since The Dark Side of the Moon. That's no faint praise.

A few hours before we filmed this conversation, I got a call from Aja Monet ’s manager. Aja was running a bit late; her ...

You’ve probably heard the mandolin, but you may NOT have heard music by Johann Sebastian Bach played on the mandolin.