This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

The self-proclaimed band geek, who has been playing the flute since she was 10-years-old, catapulted to pop culture stardom for working the classical instrument into her hip-hop music.

For more iconic flute moments from the pop star – take a look at the time she performed Debussy on the Met Gala red carpet, and played a 200-year-old crystal flute from the Library of Congress. Having ...

Composing music can be quite difficult – after all, you have to keep in mind all of the elements of musical theory, from time signature and key signature to the correct length for all of the … ...

On Tuesday, Sept. 28, Lizzo surprised fans at her Washington, D.C. concert when she played a 200-year-old crystal flute. The historic instrument was gifted to President James Madison by Claude ...

Lizzo Plays a ‘Sesame Street’ Flute Made Out of Cookies for Elmo … Before You Know Who Eats It "I've played a lot of instruments, but I've never played a cookie before!" the pop star laughs.

Pop artists including Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Sting mine music of classical composers when writing their songs Updated: Jul. 01, 2012, 11:00 a.m. | Published: Jul ...