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Jonsi is the nickname of Jon Thor Birgisson, the enigmatic Sigur Ros singer. In Sigur Ros, his music is ethereal, sprawling and mysterious — it's even sung in a language of his own devising. But on the new Go, Jonsi writes songs that can be upbeat, even celebratory, and often sung in English. Hear Go in its entirety until its release on April 6.

The best albums of the first half of a year stuffed with (far) more than its share of heartbreak, surprise, innovation and beauty.

The music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra may be the finest American conductor since Leonard Bernstein. After conducting the Metropolitan Opera for 34 years, James Levine took over the BSO from Seiji Ozawa last year.

A list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.

The singer-songwriter performs selections from his debut CD State of Mind. He talks about his music, his collaborations and how he feels about being compared to his mentor, Stevie Wonder.

Two years ago, Allison Russell's breakthrough album took the roots music world by storm. Now nominated for the genre's highest honor, Russell has a new goal: to open Americana up even more.

The song highlights Tesfaye's sonic progression from origins of brooding minimalistic R&B, into the coke-fueled, Giorgio Moroder, dance-floor bombast he's dipped his foot in on previous records.

Listen to a playlist of the best songs of 1993.

For a new long-player of an album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, the four members of Big Thief decided to let the spaces they were recording in help shape the record's creative direction.

Born Carlton Ridenhour, Chuck D was the founder of Public Enemy. Formed in 1987, the rap group was a pioneering act that created explosive, politically conscious rap that focused on an urban world of limited opportunity, drugs and violence. (This interview originally aired Oct. 15, 1997.)