Amid the negotiations, a drag queen, a Persian-Israeli singer, and a DJ have teamed up to issue a call for freedom.

SHAB’s earliest memories of music are inseparable from family. Older siblings introduced her to disco, soul, jazz and pop, ...

Parastoo Ahmadi, a 29-year-old Iranian singer and composer, has risen to fame for calling out the restrictions on female performers in Iran.

Good news from Iran is hard to come by, a situation that has prevailed since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But 2026 has marked a new nadir for one of the world’s oldest civilizations, with the ...