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India.Arie received seven Grammy nominations last year for her first album, Acoustic Soul. Now the singer-songwriter is back with her sophomore effort, Voyage to India. She talks about the new album with Liane Hansen.

Host Linda Wertheimer talks with singer Susan Hellauer of Anonymous 4 about the group's new album, La Bele Marie. It's a collection of 12th and 13th century songs in praise of the Virgin Mary.

Peter Gabriel releases Up, his first studio album in 10 years. Liane Hansen talks with Gabriel about the new album, what he's been doing for the past decade, the soundtracks he's written, and the big apes he works with.

Singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky saw the destruction of the World Trade Center first-hand. It didn't come out in her music until months later. She speaks with Host Bob Edwards about her song that deals with the attacks on Sept. 11.

Graham Nash releases a new solo album, Songs for Survivors. For Weekend Edition Sunday, he performs two songs from the album, and talks about his relationship with David Crosby, his photography, and the art of writing "simple songs." NPR Online has the interview in its entirety and a video of his performance in Studio 4A.

Sun, sound, picnics, and crowds. It's a summer music festival. On the next Talk of the Nation, we'll find out about some of the best festivals across the country. Classical, jazz, folk, bluegrass, world music, blues. What's your favorite music festival? Join guest host Melinda Penkava for a look at your summer music festival picks, on Talk of the Nation from NPR News.

How do you write a good song? Singer-songwriter James Taylor says that songs seem to find him. He visits with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday to talk about his new CD, October Road.

Opera star Cecilia Bartoli is in the United States for a brief concert tour, singing selections from her new CD, The Art of Cecilia Bartoli. She talks with Robert Seigel about the recording, and her love of 18th century music.

Glenn Gould was just 22 when his performance of Bach's "Goldberg Variations" made him a star. In 1981, he recorded another version, which was radically different, and was released just a few weeks before he died of a stroke at age 50. On Weekend Edition Saturday, Scott Simon talks with music critic Tim Page about a new album featuring both versions.

NPR's Scott Simon talks about the 45th Grammy Awards with Nic Harcourt, host of Morning Becomes Eclectic on member station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif. One Grammy category is of particular interest to Harcourt: Best Alternative Music Album. Every one of the five artists nominated in this category has appeared live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Harcourt is also producer of the CDs Sounds Eclectic and Sounds Eclectic Too.