Wilco is currently wrapping up work on a new studio album entitled Sky Blue Sky, which will be released on Nonesuch May 15. It is the first studio album since the group's 2004 Grammy Award–winning record, A ghost is born, and the first newly written and recorded material to feature the now firmly established band line-up of Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche, Mike Jorgensen, Nels Cline, and Pat Sansone.

Listen to Caetano Veloso's new album Cê and watch video interviews with Caetano and his band.

The Black Keys will perform live on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Thursday, January 11. Tune in around 12:30 AM EST.

Listen to an interview with composer Peter Lieberson on NPR's Weekend Edition. Lieberson discusses Neruda Songs, his collaboration with his late wife, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.

Scritti Politti's "The Boom Boom Bap," off the album White Bread Black Beer, was chosen as one of the Top 100 Tracks of the Year by Pitchfork. You can now pick up an exclusive, free Scritti Politti MP3, "The Last Time I Looked," at the site now.

Clint Mansell's score to the Darren Aronofsky film The Fountain was nominated for Best Original Score at the 64th Golden Globe Awards, to be announced live on January 15, 2007. The Nonesuch release of the film's soundtrack features performances by Kronos Quartet and Mogwai.

Karin Berg, a friend and colleague for many years, died on October 25 at the age of 70 after a long illness. A memorial service was recently held at St. Marks Church in Manhattan where friends and artists with whom Karin worked gathered to remember her. Here, Nonesuch Executive Vice-President David Bither offers his own remembrance.

The 2006 Grammy Award nominations are in, and four Nonesuch recordings have been given nods: Kenny Garrett's Beyond the Wall, the Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris collaboration All the Roadrunning, Ali Farka Touré's Savane, and the Broadway revival cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd.

John Adams has written an essay for The Guardian about his new opera, A Flowering Tree. The composer reflects on working with director and co-librettist Peter Sellars and discusses the influence of Mozart on the piece.

Listen to The Gothic Archies, a.k.a. Stephin Merritt, and author Daniel Handler perform songs from The Tragic Treasury and discuss the new Lemony Snickett book live on NPR's All Things Considered at npr.org.

The Black Keys were recently interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition. The band's concert at the 9:30 Club in DC was webcast live on NPR. Both can be heard online at npr.org.

Steve Reich recently spoke with Pitchfork; read the interview now at pitchfork.com.