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The historic La Scala opera house in Italy has announced that renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-Whun will take over in 2027 and serve as music director until 2030.

Wexler produced hits for Atlantic Records by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett, and is credited with coining the term "rhythm and blues." He died in 2008. Originally broadcast in 1993.

The hardcore rock band Turnstile is back with a new album, Never Enough. Izzi Bavis talks about how they've kept their Baltimore roots while becoming one of the biggest rock bands in America.

Watch Ken Pomeroy, Clover County and more from NPR Music's day stage at AMERICANAFEST 2025.

Watch Willi Carlisle, Palmyra and more from the NPR Music day stage at AMERICANAFEST 2025.

Music journalist Peter Ames Carlin wrote the book "Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run."

The movement of moths inspires a new music project by composer Ellie Wilson. She used data shared by ecologists to create a piece where the insects take center stage.

The Zombies are the subject of a new documentary. Today, we hear from Blunstone, the group's lead singer. "I tend to sing sad songs better than happy-go-lucky songs," he said in this 1998 interview.

In 1993, Adam Duritz and his band Counting Crows took roots-rock to new heights with their debut August and Everything After. More than 30 years later, they offer a new album, cut from the same cloth.

The grand final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest takes place on Saturday, May 17, in Basel, Switzerland. It's an annual celebration of melody, rhythm, fabulousness and glitter.