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Motown-era buildings near the museum have been transformed into Hitsville NEXT, which will be home to camps, workshops, master classes and community events.

Piano-playing siblings from Utah, The 5 Browns' members were once the media darlings of classical music. They received the kind of mainstream press coverage most young classical musicians could only dream of. Now, a few years following the frenzy, the group is still building its career.

For some, it's an expression of faith. To others, it's an important element of culture. Whatever its significance, gospel music helped create the foundation for rock 'n' roll, as well as rhythm and blues. A new CD and DVD collection titled How Sweet It Was: The Sights and Sounds of Gospel's Golden Age has captured some of gospel's greatest moments.

The jazz vocalist is fond of the music that bookends the Great Depression, but the postwar American songbook of the 1950s finds a home with her, too. Her latest album, Inside This Heart of Mine, features songs from both eras, performed in Russell's intimate and contemporary style.

The Southern rocker talks about channeling his humble beginnings in church for his latest album, Don't Let The Devil Ride.

Noted Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has penned a massive new novel. It's titled 1Q84, a nod to George Orwell's 1984. A young woman plunges into an alternate universe filled with love, mystery, fantasy and self discovery.

The band's new album, Renmin Park, was inspired by songwriter Michael Timmins' three-month stay in rural China. The record features an adventurous combination of the group's laid-back sound with traditional Chinese music, modern rock and Timmins' own field recordings.

Americans remember The Four Tops for "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)." But Italians may know it by a different name: "Piangono Gli Uomini." A new compilation spotlights the Italian, German, French and Spanish versions of classic R&B songs.

As thousands continue to flee Nicaragua, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who is imprisoned there for protesting President Daniel Ortega's government.