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Anxiety and panic attacks crippled Simone Dinnerstein {sih-MOAN-uh DIN-er-steen} for years, despite her stellar career as a concert pianist. She tells NPR's Leila Fadel how she overcame her stage fright.

Faith and religion have been career-long themes for the Run the Jewels rapper — if often in a wary, ambivalent light. But on Michael, his first solo LP in over a decade, something has changed.

Leprechauns, parades and green beer—at least in this country they're the trappings of a successful St. Patrick's Day. But the soul of Ireland is found in its music. Belfast-born flutist Sir James Galway picks his Top-5 favorite songs for the holiday.

Fractured grooves got the noise kids dancing and we went heavy on deconstructing tape loops in 2012.

If young folks are our future, then classical music looks blazingly bright with these extraordinary performances by teenage musicians from across the country.

Ke$ha's debut album has sold more than 150,000 copies in its first week. Here, the pop star talks about her success and tells the stories behind her songs.

In a year when the industry bet on fresh tech and virtual worlds, NPR's hip-hop and R&B editor found these albums powerfully immersive all on their own.

There's indie rock. And then there's indie rock in horn-rimmed glasses. The Texans at KUT pick out the top 10 "smart rock" albums of 2008, headlined by the new efforts of a few brainy Austin acts.

Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country's top 50 albums chart – ahead of Taylor Swift.

Jason Isbell's Southeastern, Kanye West's Yeezus and an assortment of remarkable women dominated the Fresh Air critic's year in listening.