12-year-old Yola Svoma got the opportunity of a lifetime when the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra performed her work in their latest season.

Alex G jumps to a major. Paramore's Zac Farro goes retro. Jim Legxacy levels up. See our long list of albums out today and listen to the New Music Friday podcast.

1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.

The provocative singer and her sublime band give a soul-searching performance in songs that require us to look within ourselves.

Larry & Joe's new album combines the folk music and instruments of Venezuela and Appalachia.

The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than "Hot Cross Buns."

From the party anthem "Banquet" to the quiet "Blue," the English rock band spans its catalog at the Tiny Desk.

Justin Bieber made news on Friday when he dropped a surprise album called Swag. It is his first album in more than four years.

The new two-part documentary, which premieres Friday on HBO, is a good example of the tension between access and objectivity that filmmakers face in making documentaries on celebrities.

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to musician Noah Cyrus about how family and faith inspired her new album, "I Want My Loved Ones To Go With Me."

The hip-hop duo delivers its best live performance ever recorded and one of the hardest Tiny Desks of all time.