Arooj Aftab has been nominated for two Grammys for her song "Mohabbat." But the singer and songwriter is wary of defining her work too precisely, or letting accolades tell the whole story.

The 28-year-old rapper opens up about her two Grammy nominations, and how meditation helps her stay centered amid an increasingly busy career.

Luna Li's debut album is an orchestral, dreamy ode to loneliness and an intense desire for belonging.

It's a confessional, intimate album a world away from Midtown Manhattan.

For the occasion of its half-centennial, cultural critic and poet Hanif Abdurraqib takes the measure of Stevie Wonder's unmatchable artistic achivements in the early-to-mid '70s.

NPR Music's Ann Powers moderates the first-time meeting of far-flung soulmates. Hurray for the Riff Raff's new album was inspired, in part, by adrienne maree brown's book Emergent Strategy.

In her new album, 'Squeeze,' Sasami invites listeners to process their rage and disillusionment as a way to bring them closer to healing.

The hip-hop duo made its new record in the shadow of the pandemic and racial justice protests in Atlanta. Yet as ever, its music is focused on the resilience of its home city and its larger community.

Grammy-nominated recording artist and chef Kelis talks to urban gardener Ron Finley about growing your own food, the relationship between Black people and the land, and how to handle a mean rooster.

The National frontman Matt Berninger and his wife Carin Besser wrote the lyrics, and twin brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner scored the movie.

Using the energy of audience-powered generator bikes for live shows, the Virginia duo connect to their audience and the Earth.

Since 2011, American violinist Joshua Bell has also been music director of the London-based Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, whose first pandemic-era U.S. tour together kicks off Feb. 22 in Columbus, Georgia.

Leon Bridges and Khruangbin reflect on their second tribute to the sound of the Lone Star state in their upcoming EP, Texas Moon.

Grammy winner Jacob Collier has been called a musical phenomenon; his work is full of joy and spontaneity. He makes a case for why we should emphasize play, passion, and curiosity over practice.

On her new album, Asha's Awakening, the artist Raveena sends her protagonist on a thousand-year intergalactic journey of discovery, all in order to better understand her own place on Earth.