Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell were on WNYC's Soundcheck. They discussed and performed music from her 2017 album, Freedom Highway, which she co-produced with Powell in his Louisiana studio, songs from an in-progress theater work, and more. Watch the episode here.

David Byrne joined Lauren Laverne as co-host of the BBC Radio 6 Music morning show. They discuss his Reasons To Be Cheerful series of talks, which he presented in London Tuesday, and his new album, American Utopia, from which Laverne gives the world premiere of the track "This Is That," a collaboration with Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never). Byrne was also a guest on BBC Radio 2's Drivetime show with Simon Mayo.

Paul Thomas Anderson joined Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 6 Music on Friday to discuss the making of his new feature film, Phantom Thread, including Jonny Greenwood's score for the film. "The best part of my day is waking up in the morning to new Jonny Greenwood emails with music," he says. "It's like Christmas morning every time." You can hear their conversation here. The film, now showing in the US, opens in the UK, Ireland, and Australia this coming weekend.

Chris Thile is the guest on How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black. They discuss his life in music, from Nickel Creek to Punch Brothers to hosting the radio show Live From Here. Thile also shares some life lessons learned along the way, as well as some of the history of bluegrass and the maker of his mandolin. "For me, music has always been this source of delight," Thile says; "it's a never-ending well of magic, ingenuity." Hear their conversation here.

Paul Thomas Anderson was on NPR's Fresh Air to discuss his new film, Phantom Thread, including Jonny Greenwood's score, which is "great," says host Terry Gross. The music "is so good," she tells Anderson. "There's something so operatic about the movie because there's underscoring throughout almost the entire film. So there's almost always music playing. And it's often not playing quietly in the background. It's pretty upfront much of the time."

The Staves and yMusic were on Live From Here with Chris Thile, broadcast live from The Town Hall in NYC on Saturday, performing three songs from their new album, The Way Is Read: the title track, "Trouble on My Mind," and "All My Life." The Staves also joined Thile and the show's other guests, Jeff Tweedy, Sarah Jarosz, and Punch Brothers, to perform the Pogues' Christmas classic "Fairytale of New York." Watch the performances here.

Punch Brothers were the house band on Live From Here with Chris Thile, broadcast live from The Town Hall in NYC on Saturday. The group debuted a new song, "Locked In," as the Song of the Week, and joined the week's guests on several songs, including Jeff Tweedy on Wilco's "Poor Places." You can watch both here. The band will perform on a special holiday edition of CBS This Morning's Saturday Sessions on December 23.

Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold and Casey Wescott stopped by BBC Radio 6 Music to perform "If You Need To, Keep Time on Me," from their album Crack-Up on the Lauren Laverne show. Pecknold spoke with Laverne about the album and the ongoing tour and gave a solo take on the Jimmy Webb (via Nina Simone) song "Do What You Gotta Do." You can hear the set here. The European tour continues through next week. The band will tour Australia, New Zealand, and Asia in December and January.

Jeremy Denk was on WNYC's Leonard Lopate show. Denk, whom Lopate calls "one of America's foremost pianists," talks about his career in music and writing ahead of a solo recital at 92Y in NYC on December 9. On the Leonard Lopate show, he performs works by Byrd and Mozart live. You can hear the conversation and performance on the show here.

French singer/composer Camille has created a Spotify playlist, "Voix et Percussion" (Voice and Percussion), from a mix she made for Pitchfork Radio during last week's Pitchfork Festival in Paris. The playlist includes songs from her recently released album OUÏ, and from artists like Serge Gainsbourg, Lorde, Fela Kuti, Kelis, Queen, Nina Simone, Steve Reich, and others. You can hear it here.

Robert Plant is on NPR's World Cafe, discussing his new album, Carry Fire, and more. "You would think being one of the best rock singers of all time would be enough for an artist," says host Talia Schlanger. "Robert Plant followed his love of music to unexpected places, like ... the mesmerizing world influence on his new album, Carry Fire." You can listen to their conversation here.

Conor Oberst stopped by KEXP in Seattle during a recent tour stop in the city to perform four songs from his new albums, Salutations and Ruminations, and talk with host Troy Nelson about the music. You can watch the session here. Oberst also performed on PBS's Bluegrass Underground with The Felice Brothers as his backing band. The set was filmed live at the Volcano Room, a subterranean amphitheater 333 feet below McMinnville, TN, at historic Cumberland Caverns.