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Henry broke from his classical training to become of the foremost innovators of experimental composition in the 20th century.

Horn pulls together her sundry influences — including jazz, pop, gospel and vintage Broadway — on her second album. The resulting tunes are so good, other singers are sure to try them on.

The "Album of the Year" award should indicate the year's best music. But Washington Post music critic Chris Richards tells NPR's Michel Martin that the Grammys are bad at predicting album popularity.

Corruption is kind of a big news story these days and it's one of Hollywood's favorite subjects. NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour takes a look at how corruption is presented in TV and movies.

Best known as the lead singer for Roxy Music, Ferry released two solo albums in the '70s filled with covers. A marvelous new concert album features Ferry performing many of these songs live.

The music publicist spoke to NPR ahead of the release of his new book: Pop Stars, Pageants and Presidents: How an Email Trumped My Life.

After his family fled Laos for America, Yia Vang was at first embarrassed by his family's home cooking. Then he learned to embrace it, and found that many others were willing to do the same.

"I can't imagine anyone whom I'm less like than T.E. Lawrence," O'Toole told Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1993. The handsome actor — who made his name in the 1962 epic film Lawrence of Arabia — died Saturday at the age of 81.

Pop icon Britney Spears is scheduled to speak in court on Wednesday as part of her ongoing conservatorship case. Here's a guide to help understand why she's there and what's going on.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with NPR's pop culture blogger Linda Holmes and movie critic Bob Mondello about Sunday's Oscar awards.