Jacob Ganz

The Danish band Efterklang literally went to the ends of the earth — an arctic island 400 miles north of mainland Europe, to be exact — to make its album Piramida.

A report says there's reason to be optimistic about the market for recorded music around the world.

Everyone likes to complain that the Grammys are out of touch until something they like wins.

Call it diversity or a lack of consensus, but no single act dominated this year's awards. Instead, the Grammys spread the love, though rock bands — including The Black Keys and fun. — fared well.

Page had one of the biggest-selling singles ever with her version of "The Tennessee Waltz."

The cello ensemble plays all 20 of the songs written and published as sheet music — but not recorded — by Beck.

We're still in the final stages of making our list, but we agree enough on a few albums to share this preview of NPR Music's favorite albums of the year. Audie Cornish talks to Frannie Kelley, Stephen Thompson and Tom Huizenga.

The low-budget video for "Magnolia," by the rapper and producer Lushlife, starts with a simple idea and takes it to an astonishing end.

How the tiny digital file took down the mighty CD and came to dominate the music industry.

Corin Tucker plays multiple roles in a video ode to girls coming of age in the '80s punk rock scene.