Hani Al Sawah, a rap artist known as Al Darwish, has returned to Syria after 13 years to perform his political songs for the first time without the Assad dynasty in power.

Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.

Gene Simmons, the co-lead singer of Kiss, writes that a bill now before Congress has the potential to correct a decades-old loophole that is hurting the next generation of musicians.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Israeli intelligence official Sima Shine about tensions in Iran and what they could mean for the future of the regime.

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The musical legend, who was punished for ‘moral decay’ and went into exile, now voluntarily withholds her voice in solidarity.

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"For four days, they have had their internet cut off, they have had their electricity cut off. They are in darkness, they are asking for our voice," the singer said. By Ethan Millman Music Editor ...