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Discover a wide range of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic thrill rides and soaring voices to delicate baroque suites, ambient adventures and one groove-laden masterwork.

A packed house honored the Grateful Dead, director Francis Ford Coppola, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt. The venerable Harlem theater The Apollo also was recognized.

Shawn Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z, was added as a defendant on Sunday in a lawsuit first filed in October. The anonymous accuser said the assault happened at an MTV music awards after-party.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to Rhiannon Giddens and Limmie Pulliam about their performance of "Omar" at Oberlin College's Finney Chapel as well as Cleveland's Maltz Preforming Arts Center.

Hundreds of young singers from five different states have descended on San Antonio, Texas, for the Mariachi Extravaganza, the largest Mariachi music competition in the country.

Olivier Latry is Notre Dame Cathedral's longest-serving organist. Just days before the church's gala reopening, after the destructive fire in 2019, he talks about the refurbished instrument -- it holds 8,000 pipes -- and its role in the church.

NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with Lauren Mayberry, known as the lead singer of CHVRCHES, about launching her solo career from the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC in September 2023. Her solo debut is out now.

The singer-songwriter and guitarist from Asheville, N.C., talks about his breakout record, one of the most critically acclaimed of the year.

The Grammy-nominated rapper moved throughout her Tiny Desk with purpose -- knowing exactly what she wanted and how to achieve it.

After more than 150 shows -- across five continents, Taylor Swift will wrap up her Eras Tour in Vancouver, Canada, over the weekend -- after nearly two years on the road.