In a stark reminder of Tehran’s tightening grip on artistic expression, traditional vocalist Hiva Seifizadeh was hauled into ...

An Iranian music sensation and an eight-person production team were reportedly sentenced to 74 brutal lashings for the singer’s viral patriotic tune which she performed without a hijab. Parastoo ...

Iranian music is inescapably political. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, music there has been subject to heavy ...

When the English rock band The Clash came out with their song "Rock the Casbah" in 1982, it was a satirical reaction to the ban on Western music in Iran set to an irresistible beat. The band likely ...

THE BREAKDOWN: Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of her team, including photographer Tahmineh Monzavi, have been sentenced to 74 lashes and a two-year ban on travel and artistic work ...

As unrest and calls for change continue in Iran, music remains a powerful voice for protest, hope, and freedom. Iranian music icons Ebi and rapper Shahin Najafi have joined forces to release a new ...

The musicians wanted to show a different picture of Iran's culture during this time of fraught negotiations with the US.

Singer rebukes Trump administration after it uses her song Firework over footage of missile striking Iranian naval ship ...