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The Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter from Kenya wrote and recorded his second album entirely during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead gives the lowdown on new jazz releases that are perfect for the music lover on your last-minute shopping list. He says that this year, there is something for every budget, from affordable classics to handsome box sets.

Helping along Felicity Huffman's Oscar-nominated performance in Transamerica was her work with a coach who helps transgender women adopt more feminine voices. Speech pathologist Sandy Hirsch is one such coach.

Singer k.d. lang talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her new CD, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, her tribute to the great songwriters of Canada. She covers songs by Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and others.

After more than 40 years in the music business, Bettye LaVette is finally getting the notice she deserves. Her new album of Southern soul songs, The Scene of the Crime, was nominated for a Grammy and is still getting rave reviews.

When Ethan Hawke was adapting his novel The Hottest State into a film, he turned to Jesse Harris to assemble its soundtrack. Rather than merely compile other artists' songs, Harris enlisted a star-packed roster to perform his own material.

University of Florida announced a search committee has unanimously recommended Nebraska GOP Sen. Ben Sasse as the lone finalist for the job.

The young British soul singer's new album, LP1, finds Stone in control of her sound for the first time: writing her own songs and running her own record label.

The Japanese pianist's latest album begins with a tribute to a sound she's never liked: the chime of an alarm clock.

Spain kicked off the festive period Thursday with the celebration of one of its most iconic events, the bumper Christmas lottery that is the world's richest for the total prize money involved.