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Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.

Leah Sottile, reporter and host of the podcast Bundyville, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about season 2 of the podcast, which focuses on anti-government extremism in the American West.

Gospel music has always played a big role in American culture. Now, the music's wide-ranging history is being celebrated at Nashville's new Museum of Christian & Gospel Music.

Gospel music has always played a big role in American culture. Now, the music's wide-ranging history is being celebrated at Nashville's new Museum of Christian & Gospel Music.

In recent days, Israeli forces have traded artillery and rocket fire with Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia that operates in Lebanon. People near Israel's northern border share how they feel.

Artificial intelligence technology can now create new songs that sound like they're the work of real artists, which introduces creative possibilities — and raises legal and ethical questions.

Legendary sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel has died at the age of 78.

The F-sharp, at .393 hertz, is inaudible to human ears, Menees told NPR's Robert Siegel.

A.A. Bondy has a real talent for hard-bitten blues-folk music, as well as an impressive arsenal of sneakily grabby guitar lines. "How Will You Meet Your End" falls back on bluesy boilerplate at times, but he sells it, thanks in large part to guitars that shimmer, slither, slide, and sing.

The song cycle Winterreise stands among the masterpieces in the art of song. Schubert conjures up harmonic twists and melodic turns, conveying emotions with remarkable simplicity and force.

Critic Tom Manoff reviews In Principio, a new collection of pieces for chorus and orchestra by Estonian composer Arvo Part, finding both stark, majestic drama and tender portrayals of humanity.

Although it represents diverse movements, composed at different times in Bach's life, the Mass in B minor transcends the inconsistency of its origins, leaving behind a statement on the nature of sacred music as a bequest to the future.

Singer-songwriter Tristen Gaspadarek has spent the past few years studying the DNA of the pop hook. The fruit of that labor is audible on her debut release, Charlatans at the Garden Gate.

The first entry to the 2022 Contest is "Song of the Silent" by New York artist Belle-Skinner. If you want to play your own Tiny Desk concert, you have until March 14 to submit your entry.

Jackson's newest release, The Bluegrass Album, is exactly what its title promises: a collection of bluegrass covers, as well as some originals written in the style.

At the Tiny Desk, the pop trio preached the importance of joyful revolution.

The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that feels out of this world, with songs that explore the quietude of inner thoughts.

Watch an intimate, stunning performance from the California singer-songwriter who embraces well-worn emotions with grace and beauty.

Willis is a swinging pianist, an artful composer and arranger, and the music director and producer for the boutique label Mapleshade Records. He's a master of a wide range of styles, and has played or recorded with almost every great jazz musician of the modern era.

On The Reminder, Feist appears to be on her way to becoming a full-fledged star. 2005's Let It Die helped solidify her as a darling of the indie-rock scene, but her major label debut is an album that both the critics and the broader public seem to love.