When the Kennedy Center closed in September, it left an important American orchestra without a home. The players, and their charismatic conductor, have taken their show out onto an uncertain road.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on new songs breaking into the chart.

Controversy over an artist being fake — or someone thinking they are — is hardly new. Here are some of the craziest moments in recent music history when the boundary between real and fake collapsed.

A publishing dispute has highlighted the issue of recusals by Supreme Court justices. The justices largely police themselves.

With music by Missy Mazzoli, George Saunders' award-winning Civil War novel comes to surreal life in a stage adaptation making its world premiere at The Metropolitan Opera.

The Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. has been trying to make sense of it in their music. Their new album is called Dopamine Chamber.

New songs added to her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl has shot the release up the charts.

This week, pop star Miley Cyrus accomplished a feat that eluded her for 13 years. Bass Persuades debuted in the top spot on the albums chart.

The deep-voiced Scottish mezzo-soprano just made her Royal Opera House debut. Now, with her debut solo album, The Deeps Have Music, she is on the doorstep of stardom.

It was hours and hours of music — 60 hours in all — of "record breaking" music. Musicians in Michigan played and improvised in what they believe is now the world's longest jam.