Last fall, Iranian officials arrested singer-songwriter Shervin Hajipour. His song “Baraye,” posted on Instagram just days earlier, had become an anthem for the protests that were gaining momentum ...

In the 1980s and '90s, following the Iranian Revolution, Los Angeles became the epicenter of Iranian pop music. A new album, Tehrangeles Vice, collects hits from some of the city's notable bands.

September 16 will mark one year since the brutal murder of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police. The event sparked protests in Iran and across the world, activating the country’s ...

While Hajipour’s version of “Baraye” has been taken down from social media due to copyright issues, many versions of it can be heard online, including this English translation from Iranian ...

UBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 ...

An Iranian pop star who wrote a Grammy Award winning anti-regime protest anthem has been jailed and ordered to write a new song railing against the 'USA's atrocities against humanity' as punishment.