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The Norwegian soprano, with plenty of horsepower, unleashes a high C, and much subtle singing in a thrilling set.

With <em>The Tortured Poets Department</em>, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get.

The influential guitarist, songwriter and singer was best known for the song "Ramblin' Man." Betts's blues, rock and country-influenced guitar style helped define Southern rock in the 1960s and '70s.

After a decade ruled by their influence, the buzzy reunion of two hip-hop giants finds one imbued with a startling new power.

New music is as much of a springtime certainty as fresh buds on the trees. Host Fiona Ritchie is keen to get among it all and share recordings recently acquired, downloaded, and re-discovered.

A new single, "Primrose Hill," was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney, the youngest sons of Beatles musicians John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

It's hard to spot everything Hauschka deployed for this mostly improvised set, from pink putty to strings stuffed with tin foil.

In his first solo outing, the rapper breaks free of the stifling expectations set by the experimental music of his group in pursuit of a pure love of rapping.

Redbone's hit cracked the<em> Billboard</em> Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too.

Every year, the Library of Congress names 25 "audio treasures" to be preserved permanently. This year's selections range from ABBA and Green Day to World War I-era jazz pioneer James Reese Europe.

Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album <em>The Curve</em>, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.

يتحدث الموسيقار والملحن أمين مقداد عن ألبومه «المنعطف» الذي ألّفه أثناء إقامته تحت احتلال داعش في الموصل بالعراق.