NPR's Scott Simon speaks to musician Meklit Hadero about her new album, "A Piece of Infinity," which celebrates Ethiopian music.

It's been some 10 years since Senegalese maestro extraordinaire Cheikh Lô has released an album of new songs. And for this one, he's pulled out all the stops. Maame (pronounced "mahm") is a ...

Beyoncé's music label, Parkwood Entertainment, which she founded in 2008, is being sued for copyright infringement. In a lawsuit filed on behalf of Shuji Hirose, owner of the independent music label ...

The pop star sold his music catalog in December 2022 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously appeared in ...

Three years ago, on April 30, 2022, Naomi Judd and her daughter Wynonna were preparing to mount their final tour. The Judds were heavy into rehearsals and wardrobe decisions. Then, one Saturday—a ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 20: Taylor Swift accepts the Favorite Pop Album award for 'Red (Taylor’s Version)' onstage during the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, ...

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An investigation published by Reuters on Friday revealed that a secretive committee of high-ranking officials in Ethiopia has been committing human rights violations in order to eliminate the Oromo ...

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Senior research and teaching fellow, Department of Geography, University of Zurich Music has played a key role in the Oromo resistance movement. As is the case in many other societies – especially ...

(Nairobi) – Ethiopian authorities should immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily detained for around three years purely for their political role, Human Rights Watch said today.

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