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In a new memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams chronicles his life and offers insights into his acclaimed –- and often controversial — operas and orchestral works.

In his new book, New Yorker critic Alex Ross dispels the notion of a classical music deathwatch. The Rest Is Noise explores the 20th century through the richness of its music.

Lomax, the subject of a new biography by John Szwed, spent more than a half-century recording folk music and customs around the world. In 1990, he spoke to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about the decades he spent compiling sound recordings from around the world.

The Georgetown University professor — author of an acclaimed biography of Tupac Shakur — says hip-hop has its excesses, but at its best it's a high art, a politically acute brand of pavement poetry.

His career is filled with highs — radio and television stardom — and lows — scraping by on dog food and obscure gigs in seedy nightclubs. Upon the release of a new book, the great entertainer speaks on all seven decades of his life in show business.

Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.

The notable music journalist has been removed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, the organization announced.

Jacob McMurray's new book Taking Punk to the Masses mixes vivid testimonials with an array of arresting visual artifacts to tell the story of punk's rambunctious beginnings.

Barry Manilow has just overtaken The King himself, Elvis Presley, for the most shows at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.

The Chicano singer brings a grounded sense of reflection to the Tiny Desk.