Shakira is back on top of the world after facing several personal challenges over the past few years. In a new PEOPLE cover story, the icon is breaking records on her biggest tour yet and making history by co-headlining the first-ever World Cup Final halftime show.

Vince Staples. Zoh Amba. Death Cab for Cutie. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Laura Grant from WEXT in New York about their favorite albums out Friday, June 5. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.

Florence Ballard was a founding member of legendary Motown group The Supremes, but was reportedly pushed out of the band amid reported tensions with Diana Ross.

Highlights include Rüfüs Du Sol at Audi Field, St. Vincent with the NSO at Wolf Trap and My Chemical Romance at Nats Park.

Fifty years after his debut, Ilaiyaraaja remains one of the most celebrated composers in Indian cinema.

Garth Brooks has received every accolade possible it seems, but he added one more by being named the RIAA's Artist of a Lifetime.

Universal Music Greater China has signed Jason Zhang, one of the most commercially successful artists in Chinese-language pop, in a wide-ranging deal spanning recorded music, artist management, live performance and international strategy,

Bruce Springsteen was joined by Kenny Chesney, Dropkick Murphys, and Roseanne Cast at a special show honoring 250 years of American music.