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The albums, videos and musical moments that stopped the All Songs Considered host in his tracks this week. This week: the future of concert visuals and the last song you'll ever hear.

American singer-songwriter GIVEON speaks with NPR about his highly anticipated new album, Beloved.

The suspect had uploaded an oath of allegiance to the current leader of the Islamic State militia group to an internet account a few weeks ago, investigators said Wednesday.

Successful operas based on Shakespeare are rare, and Verdi alone accounts for three of them. The Bavarian State Opera's Macbeth includes a controversial staging — complete with gruesome tableaus, and a graphic orgy — along with a remarkable performance by soprano Nadja Michael as Lady Macbeth.

Ten years ago, architect Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall opened its doors. Conductor Gustavo Dudamel celebrates the occasion with classics, plus a new percussion concerto.

In a surprise move, the orchestra announced Wednesday that it is bringing composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen aboard as its music director, beginning in September 2020.

Attorney Mathew Rosengart, who began representing the pop singer a week and a half ago, wants someone new to look after Spears' estate. For the past 13 years, it's been controlled by her father.

The musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are on strike. At issue are salary and pensions. The contract expired Sunday night.

Her E minor Symphony was the first work by a black woman played by a major American orchestra.

Surviving R. Kelly and Framing Britney Spears are among a growing list of documentary projects challenging audiences to reconsider old controversies with fresh eyes.