December 09, 2019
Enlarge this image Swedish singer Marie Fredriksson, performing in Cologne, Germany on March 19, 2011. Patrik Stollarz/AFP via Getty Images hide captiontoggle
December 09, 2019
Enlarge this image Swedish singer Marie Fredriksson, performing in Cologne, Germany on March 19, 2011. Patrik Stollarz/AFP via Getty Images hide captiontoggle
December 08, 2019
Among the artists receiving Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night in Washington, D.C., were Linda Ronstadt, Earth, Wind & Fire and actress Sally Field.
December 07, 2019
Enlarge this image Juice WRLD, seen here performing in Oakland, Calif., in September, reportedly died on Sunday in Chicago at age 21.
December 07, 2019
Enlarge this image Juice WRLD, seen here performing in Oakland, Calif., in September, reportedly died on Sunday in Chicago at age 21.
December 04, 2019
Enlarge this image The late R&B singer Aaliyah, posing backstage at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1995. Catherine McGann/Getty Images hide
Dec 04, 2019
Enlarge this image The late R&B singer Aaliyah, posing backstage at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1995. Catherine McGann/Getty Images hide
Dec 04, 2019
Enlarge this image R. Kelly girlfriends Joycelyn Savage (right) and Azriel Clary, arriving at a Chicago court in February 2019 for one of
Dec 04, 2019
FrankRamspott/Getty Images It's list-making season or, as we like to say, time to shake out the calendar and look back at all the
Dec 04, 2019
Enlarge this image Tenor Vittorio Grigolo on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Opera's 50th anniversary gala in 2017 in New York.
Dec 04, 2019
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Dec 03, 2019
Enlarge this image Evgeny Pobozhiy, winner of the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Guitar Competition, performing at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 3,…
Dec 01, 2019
Enlarge this image The late conductor Mariss Jansons at his final concert with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam in 2015. Michel
Dec 01, 2019
Enlarge this image Mariss Jansons at his final concert with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam in 2015. Michel Porro/Getty Images hide
Dec 01, 2019
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Dec 01, 2019
Enlarge this image Jay-Z performs at Day 2 of Something in the Water Festival 2019 in Virginia Beach, Va. Craig Barritt/Courtesy of
Dec 01, 2019
Enlarge this image Jay-Z performs at Day 2 of Something in the Water Festival 2019 in Virginia Beach, Va. Craig Barritt/Courtesy of
Nov 30, 2019
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with musician Booker T. Jones about his life in music and his new memoir, Time is Tight: My Life, Note by Note.
Nov 30, 2019
Enlarge this image The tribute album features Bonnie Raitt (pictured), Jackson Brown, Taj Mahal, Chrissie Hynde and Elivis Costello, among others.…
Nov 29, 2019
Enlarge this image Irving Burgie at his home in Queens in 2017. Burgie, who rewrote the lyrics to the traditional Jamaican song "Day-O,"
Nov 27, 2019
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Nov 25, 2019
Enlarge this image The Metropolitan Opera's general manager, Peter Gelb, in New York City in 2012. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images hide captiontoggle…
Nov 24, 2019
Enlarge this image Joycelyn Savage (left) and Azriel Clary, two women who lived with R. Kelly, are seen here leaving a Chicago court
Nov 23, 2019
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michael Howe, the archivist of the Prince Vault, about releasing the remastered 1999 on Friday.
Nov 23, 2019
Enlarge this image The remastered album mines Prince's creative era between Nov. 1981 and Jan. 1983. Allan Beaulieu/Courtesy of the artist. hide
Nov 23, 2019
Enlarge this image Elizabeth Stanley plays Mary Jane Healy, a central character in Jagged Little Pill. Matthew Murphy/Courtesy of the artist. hide
Nov 20, 2019
In South Korea, there is compulsory military service for men. Some athletes and classical artists are exempt if they tour globally. But the…
Nov 19, 2019
Enlarge this image Archie Williams with his attorney Vanessa Potkin (left) and aunt Saundra Christmas at the 19th Judicial District Court of East
Nov 19, 2019
Enlarge this image Lizzo and Lil Nas X, both nominees for best new artist at the 2020 Grammys, during the 2019 MTV Video
Nov 19, 2019
The 62nd Grammy Awards nominations came out Wednesday. Lizzo had the most nominations. Other notable nominees include Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish.…
Nov 19, 2019
Enlarge this image Lizzo is nominated for eight Grammy prizes, including Best New Artist. Matthew Baker/Getty Images hide captiontoggle caption…
Nov 18, 2019
Enlarge this image Frank Sinatra onstage in the 1970s. Though the star was ambivalent at best about the song's message, "My Way" became
Nov 18, 2019
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Nov 17, 2019
Enlarge this image Taylor Swift, performing during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in August in Newark, New Jersey. Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Nov 17, 2019
Enlarge this image Taylor Swift, performing during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in August in Newark, New Jersey. Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Nov 17, 2019
Enlarge this image We're guessing that Kanye West's opera at the Hollywood Bowl will have a different vibe than his visit to Paris'