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.

Sheeran’s boisterous new singles, such as “Sapphire” (partly recorded in Goa, India) and “Azizam” (there’s a Persian version featuring Iranian superstar Googoosh), all point to an album of ...