NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with the Canadian-Iranian singer, Navan, about the fusion of French, Persian and English on his new album, Kisses on the Moon.

Several artists, including country singer Martina McBride, have withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.

As Boards of Canada release their new album, 'Inferno', diehard fans remember the time when they trekked out into the Scottish countryside trying to find the band's so-called "Red Moon Party."

This week, the jazz world celebrated what would have been Miles Davis' 100th birthday. The late trumpet player is widely considered one of the most innovative and influential jazz musicians of all time.

The band Boards of Canada has a large and dedicated community of fans. Their 13-year-long wait for a new album is now over.

Bahar Movahed is a practicing orthodontist in Southern California. She's also a classically trained musician with a solo career, something she wasn't allowed to have in Iran, where women are prohibited from singing alone in public.

Rollins, who died May 25, had for decades been hailed as the greatest living jazz musician. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen back to Rollins' 1994 interview with Terry Gross.

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck's joint project, which took more than 20 years to finalize, sees them collaborate with other folk musicians and singers.

It's Drake Week on the Billboard charts, as the rapper sets records for sheer quantity.

Classical music has a reputation as old, elite and maybe not for younger audiences. But the radio show "From the Top" is trying to change that.