Accessibility links
India.Arie India.Arie artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music

India.Arie
All Songs +1: India.Arie Talks About Worth And The Grammys

India.Arie, performing onstage during the pre-telecast Grammy Awards ceremony in New York City in January 2018. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Theo Wargo/Getty Images

All Songs Considered

All Songs +1: India.Arie Talks About Worth And The Grammys

The Grammy Awards have been roiled by controversy regarding how women in the industry are valued — or not. The singer-songwriter talks about the open letter she wrote to the Recording Academy.

All Songs +1: India.Arie Talks About Worth And The Grammys

Listen · 32:36
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/591576816/591848120" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
India.Arie Returns, With An Eye Toward A New 'SongVersation'

India.Arie reinvents herself on her new album, SongVersation. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

Music Interviews

India.Arie Returns, With An Eye Toward A New 'SongVersation'

In 2009, the singer-songwriter says she asked herself the question, "Who am I?" The answer led her to make plans to retire. Four years later, she's re-emerged with a new album called SongVersation, as well as a new sense of who she is as an artist.

India.Arie Returns, With An Eye Toward A New 'SongVersation'

Listen · 30:18
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/191313811/191313880" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Studio Sessions

India.Arie: 'Love And Politics,' Live In Studio

The popular singer-songwriter says her new album, Testimony, Vol. 2, is about "the oneness of all things." Watch video from a studio session by India.Arie, recorded live in NPR's Studio 4A.

India.Arie: 'Love And Politics,' Live In Studio

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101568800/101596939" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Music Articles

Atlanta Soul Scene Reborn

The capital of Georgia is home to some of the biggest stars in hip-hop and R&B. Since the 1990s, though, the city has also nurtured a very different scene — indie soul. Clubs like the shuttered Yin Yang Cafe and Sugarhill have birthed an intimate scene that gives musicians room to experiment and grow.

Atlanta Soul Scene Reborn

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92090721/92246222" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Music Articles

Grammy Nominations

Lisa talks with New York Times music writer Jon Pareles about this year's Grammy nominees. U2 had the most nominations with eight, while little known singer India Arie garnered seven nominations, including album of the year.

Grammy Nominations

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1135898/135898" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Browse the section archive or search npr.org