Nashville

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.

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Swift's 12th studio album returns to her pop roots, with lots of love-struck lyrics and upbeat melodies. But it's also a warning about the darker side of an industry she has battled — and bested.

In a rare study, two audiologists found that Taylor Swift's accent has, indeed, changed over the years, reflecting where she's lived, where she wants to go and who she's inspired by.

Farm Aid, the annual concert to support family farmers, celebrates 40 years. Newcomer singer-songwriter Jesse Welles — who has a large social media following -- will join long-time musician activists.

Nashville is home to the largest Kurdish population in the United States — and a new podcast, "The Country In Our Hearts" from WPLN, tells the story of the diaspora.

Lice is low down on threats to public health — they don't carry disease, and they don't jump or fly. But school systems and parents are still grappling with whether to keep kids with lice in class.

Days after students were shot at a school Mass, an outpouring of flowers, ribbons, and grief are bringing people together to support victims and each other.

"Not everything powerful is loud," Brittany Howard says when asked what the reunited band members wanted to explore with their new music. "Not everything quiet is vulnerable."

FBI director Kash Patel says yesterday's mass shooting at a Minnesota church was domestic terrorism, driven by hate-filled ideology. But extremism analysts say their research points to something else.