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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson breaks down the nominations for next year's Grammy Awards, out Friday. Some of the world's biggest pop stars got major nods, with SZA as the most-nominated artist.

You may have heard of recession meals and wardrobes. Now, we have "recession pop" - bangers from 2008-2010 gaining popularity with a younger audience.

Known primarily for his southern-flavored operas, Floyd helped create an American opera vernacular. His 1955 hit Susannah won the New York Music Critics Circle Award and helped launch his career.

It was a bad night for Beethoven, but a compelling event in the history of music. His 5th and 6th Symphonies and 4th Piano Concerto saw shaky premieres in a freezing theatre in 1808. Conductor Louis Langree reproduces Beethoven's inauspicious concert at this year's Mostly Mozart Festival.

The regular Alt.Latino chingonas talking about our 12 favorite acts from this year's virtual SXSW, including Vocal Vidas, Yasser Tejeda & Palotré, Ruido Rosa and more.

"I always try to honor my family in my music," Maxo Kream says. On his third album, the rapper balances contemplations of newfound family responsibilities with a sense of charisma and triumph.

The pianist's 1958 recording At The Pershing: But Not For Me spent 108 weeks on the Billboard album chart.

The king of the 12-string guitar's signature melody has been admired by musicians from across the spectrum, from Harry Belafonte to Kurt Cobain.

On the 300th anniversary of his birth, hear how music by Johann Sebastian's son Carl Philipp Emanuel bridged the gap between the old-fashioned Baroque and newfangled music by Haydn and Mozart.

In keeping with the musically offbeat direction of his weekly show ("The New Releases") on Minnesota Public Radio, host Michael Barone introduces 10 overlooked but excellent classical albums from 2009.