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CeCe Winans takes pride in having never strayed from the principal message of gospel music: love and reverence. But her new CD, Purified, updates the sound with touches of soul, R&B, and even hip-hop to give her tunes a contemporary feel.

The Young Republic makes music with a profusion of instruments, nine members and the fresh ambition that you would expect from students at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Singer and songwriter Dion says that his latest project was inspired by a visit to Fresh Air. The acoustic CD, Bronx in Blue, has Dion exploring the blues music he heard during his youth.

Robin McKelle is a jazz singer who brings new life to some old standards. Inspired by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, this jazz singer sounds mature beyond her 30 years.

The singer Lou Rawls has died of cancer at age 72. The deep-voiced Rawls was best known for his hit "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine."

Jazz-pop pioneer and Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen has a new solo album, Morph the Cat. And to support the CD's release, Fagen is doing something he has rarely done before: Tour as a solo act.

Okkervil River is a body of water near St. Petersburg in Russia. It's also the name of a band based in Austin, Texas. Its songwriter and singer draws from the primal violence heard in some traditional folk tunes and the blues.

Broken Social Scene, the indie rock collective based in Toronto, Canada, is getting rave reviews for their third CD, a self-titled album some critics say is their most powerful record to date. NPR producer Christopher Johnson reports on the band's unique, multi-layered rock 'n' roll rumble and the logistics of getting a dozen band members on and off the stage.

Singer-songwriter and pianist, Casey Dienel plays an intricate and melodic mixture of jazz, rock and the American songbook. Her song subjects vary from what she calls "crazy, drunk old men" to cats and dogs, apricots and failed love affairs.

French composer Marc-Andre Dalbavie, 44, is a hit with U.S. orchestras despite caution over trying "new" music on audiences. His latest is a piano concerto. What's his secret? Vivian Goodman of member station WKSU goes looking.