Despite a diagnoses of stiff-person syndrome, Celine Dion will perform 16 shows in Paris over the next two months.

The late country singer's hits are making a mark on the pop charts following her death. Many are charting higher than they ever have before — and the rise of country music might play a role.

Wilson, whose deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on the success of the girl group and rising rock star's new albums.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on the boy band's latest hit album.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on the commercial performance of the pop star's latest hit.

Light in the Attic is reissuing Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat by Charanjit Singh, a foundational album for the genre of acid house.

Cello superstar Yo-Yo Ma brought together, musicians, civil rights leaders and intellectuals to reflect on America, past and present, using classical music to help imagine a hopeful future.

Ariana Grande says she'll take a break from the public eye after her Eternal Sunshine tour ends. NPR's Leila Fadel asks music journalist Tomás Mier what's behind the decision.

Glen Hansard, the Irish singer who won an Oscar for the musical movie Once and the led the bands The Frames and The Swell Season, died on Wednesday. He died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin.