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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.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy about his new memoir World Within A Song and how he has found meaning through his favorite music.

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has compiled a playlist to go along with his book, "The World".

Green Day has been critical of American society for decades, and its new album, "Saviors" is no exception. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about it.

July's crop of notable releases features new work from Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nuñez, Daniel Mason and Nathaniel Rich. Plus, new nonfiction from award-winning journalists.

The show's suspension comes amid broader efforts to curb diversity at the institutional level. The next attempt to canonize the movement must learn lessons from its successes — and its missteps.

Legendary songstress Patti LaBelle has a new Christmas album in stores, Miss Patti's Christmas. The Grammy Award-winning musician opens up about her legendary career, her latest work and why, after 45 years in the business, she just wants respect.

Have you broken the seal on Christmas music yet? Because we sure have.We’ve already talked here about Big Band Holidays II, the latest season’s greeting…

Jimmy Heath, a saxophonist, composer, arranger, educator and 2003 NEA Jazz Master who came of age in the bebop era, and did much to sway the course of…