"Not everything powerful is loud," Brittany Howard says when asked what the reunited band members wanted to explore with their new music. "Not everything quiet is vulnerable."

Having a song go viral is usually good news for an artist. But as politicians become more social media savvy and jump in on viral trends, how can musicians respond if they don't like the way a party or administration uses their song?

So much more than a singer and songwriter, Connie Lim is a talented storyteller and activist who uses her music to inspire advocacy.

Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

John Oates and John Michel, two Aspen locals, came down the mountain to share a set of easygoing songs among the sage brush.

Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures from The Wizard of Oz donated by composer Harold Arlen's sister-in-law Rita Arlen.

The Southern Oregon based, all-woman, bluegrass combo released their debut, Wake Up Call last spring and have spent the last few months hitting stages and festivals across the Pacific Northwest.

On the new album Woodland Songs, Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate and the Dover Quartet collaborate on music with deep American roots.

Parade, the Tony Award-winning musical about the 1915 lynching of a Jewish man, begins its run in Washington, D.C., amid an antisemitic backlash against the show's subject.

Music shouldn't be treated like a game to master — it should be treated like something that affects and potentially changes you.

The milestone concert was conceived to be more inclusive of the Spanish-speaking community. JPR’s Vanessa Finney talks with three people at the heart of the process: Rachel Jones, Diana Ramos, and Victoria Bencomo.

The '70s-inspired folky rock comb gained an online following and millions of streams with two full-length releases in June, but are they who they claim to be?