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With eyes clear and nerves jangled, Isbell wrestles with unpleasant social and political realities on his sixth studio album.

President Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt will help millions – but it's also raising concerns about inflation, economic fairness and college tuition costs.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the ranch-hand turned songwriter. He comes from a long line of Wyoming homesteaders and studied agroecology before becoming a country singer.

The House actor worked with Joe Henry, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John and other New Orleans greats on his debut album, Let Them Talk.

Through the centuries, old songs known as the Child ballads have been passed down and tweaked to fit the times. More recently, they've been adapted by the folk revivalists of the 1950s and rockers from the '60s and '70s. Now, a duo of young songwriters is reviving them yet again.

Nobody could accuse composer Gunther Schuller of slacking off. He played principal French horn in the Cincinnati Symphony as a teenager, collaborated with Miles Davis and developed a new classical-jazz hybrid. And at 83, he's still composing.

On Nov. 14, Hafez Nazeri will headline Carnegie Hall. The Iranian musician attracted attention for "Sounds of Peace," an East-meets-West program inspired by a progressive political vision. Or is it?

Ahead of the release of his newest record, Ryan Adams sits down with NPR Music's Bob Boilen to consider his favorite love songs, including Springsteen, Dylan and Sonic Youth.

After her husband's death in 1979, Sue Graham Mingus worked to keep his legacy alive, forming a repertory ensemble devoted to playing his compositions. She died Sept. 24. Originally broadcast in 2002.

This show lends itself naturally to being extended: It took place at a resort with guests — so why wouldn't you be able to do that again, with new characters in a new setting?