entertainment - "music"

Sudanese child-soldier-turned-rapper Emmanuel Jal admits that he had to tone down the lyrics of his new album, 'Warchild.'

Recent releases from the offspring of some of music's bigger names draws spotlight on a new generation

Talking Head David Byrne's latest project turns a new york City landmark into a musical instrument.

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares a remembrance of a band he says changed his life: Urban Verbs. Boilen first heard the group while living in Washington, D.C. in the late '70s, where the band got its start, and helped create a thriving music scene in the nation's capital. Urban Verbs are reuniting for a full concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., a club they first played more than a quarter century ago.

A whole album of what is - almost - the same song twelve times is a bit much, even for the firmest fan of Scottish foursome We Are The Physics

Today's music fans are having a harder time than ever telling right from wrong. Randy Cohen, author of the weekly ethics column for The new york Times Magazine, discusses the ethical implications of digital downloads.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Newly crowned 'American Idol' David Cook, already topping the iTunes music download charts, said on Friday he hopes to put out a rock album that will 'make the hair on your neck stand up.'

Three years ago, Chris Lee won a singing contest called Super Girl — a sort of Chinese version of American Idol. Her instant stardom overwhelmed her, and she is still finding her way, and her voice, in China's pop music industry.

Kanye West is being sued by a woman who claims he sampled her late father's jazz music without permission.

Pianist Laurence Hobgood has been a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene for years. He has recently come to prominence as pianist, musical director and co-producer for the much-celebrated jazz singer Kurt Elling. The pianist gives an interview and performance on Piano Jazz.