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With seven No. 1 country hits, six Grammy nominations and two platinum albums, singer Dierks Bentley is a bona fide star. His fifth album, Up on the Ridge, will be a surprise to some fans: It's entirely acoustic, and finds Bentley digging deep into bluegrass.

Blues fans have long looked to the Mississippi Delta or Chicago for a taste of authentic Americana, but a new compilation draws attention to another region: Appalachia. Classic Appalachian Blues, from Smithsonian Folkways, features acoustic fingerstyle blues assembled by music professor Barry Lee Pearson and archivist Jeff Place.

A.A. Bondy channels his eternal weariness into evocative blurs of languid, hypnotic sound.

Taborn's solo album is full of wide-open spaces between notes, and very quiet dynamics.

The Southern rocker talks about channeling his humble beginnings in church for his latest album, Don't Let The Devil Ride.

The intrepid champions of new music from around the world bring a lullaby, some rare blues and a recent work by The National's Bryce Dessner to the offices of NPR Music.

The latest recording from Jason Moran and his trio is called Ten, and this year marks the group's 10-year anniversary. The trio has expanded jazz with elements of hip-hop and electronic music, a mix that critics have hailed as visionary.

These eight musicians from Nairobi perform traditional benga music on a variety of East African instruments. Listen to a live performance and an interview with All Things Considered host Melissa Block.

The name Mark Ronson may not ring any bells, but you've likely heard his music in one form or another. The multi-instrumentalist has produced records for many famous artists, including Grammy-winning singer Amy Winehouse.

With little prospect of victory in any of the three primaries held Tuesday, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum went home to Pennsylvania. He vowed to make a last stand in his fight for the Republican presidential nomination.