Music Nominees The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also presents Oscars to the best movie music and songs.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

In the township of Soweto, music producer Richard Hlungwani redefined traditional Shangaan music by making the beat much faster.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

In nineteen forty-two, orchestra conductor Andre Kostelanitz asked composer Aaron Copland to write a piece of music about Abraham Lincoln.

VOA: special.2011.02.07

An application is a software program that lets users do a task -- like listen to music or find directions.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

Today we tell about the life and work of one of America's greatest music writers: Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

The band's music is considered so influential that some critics say punk rock would not exist without the Stooges.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

The group's music is influenced by the Israeli and Palestinian conflict as well as social issues that affect people's freedoms.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

She said that her music taught the world about Cuban culture and the happiness of living life to the fullest.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

The band's lead singer Erika Lewis moved to New Orleans from New York state because of her love of music.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

Katherine Cole has more. President Obama and his wife have been fans of Stevie Wonder's music since they were very young.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

(Music) Those were comments from people who took part in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk held in Washington,D.C.,last month.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

But this simplicity helps bring attention to the creativity of the music and the strength of the actors' performances.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

When she was about four years old, she heard her mother struggling to play a piece of music on the piano.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Today we present the second of two programs about contemporary classical music written by composers working in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.07.19