A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that the British singer didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye's 1970s classic "Let's Get It On" when he created his hit song "Thinking Out Loud."
When incarcerated people leave prison, are they actually free? NPR's Michel Martin talks to singer/songwriter John Legend about a new documentary he narrates.
A Jean-Philippe Rameau opera, left unfinished at time of his death and recently completed by a musicologist, gets its premiere 280 years later, with extravagant costumes.
17,000 fans turned up to the Hollywood Bowl for a concert by Willie Nelson and his famous friends. Owen Wilson, Helen Mirren, Ethan Hawke and Jennifer Garner all did the introductions.
Pras Michel has been convicted in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on 10 counts related to charges that include conspiracy, witness tampering and failing to register as an agent of China.
Ed Sheeran was an hour into testimony in Manhattan federal court when his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, pressed him to tell how he came to write "Thinking Out Loud" a decade ago.
Journalist Leon Neyfakh and hip-hop commentator Jay Smooth explore Jackson's staying power despite allegations of child sexual abuse. They call the series a "social history" rather than a biography.
When it comes to making art, what's the difference between inspiration and theft? That's the question at the heart of one of the biggest musical copyright trials in years that began this week.
Artificial intelligence technology can now create new songs that sound like they're the work of real artists, which introduces creative possibilities — and raises legal and ethical questions.