Composer Vangelis, who gave the movie Chariots of Fire its signature synth-driven sound, has died. He was 79 years old. According to his assistant Lefteris Zermas, Vangelis died on
After five years, Kendrick Lamar released his latest album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers last week. One of its tracks immediately proved divisive among LGBTQ+ people.
"Auntie Diaries"
After five years, Kendrick Lamar released his latest album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers last week. One of its tracks immediately proved divisive among LGBTQ+ people.
"Auntie Diaries"
Eric Clapton, a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions, has tested positive for COVID-19 and canceled two upcoming European gigs.
Clapton's upcoming shows in Zurich on Tuesday and
In 2013, Cierra Bosarge asked Cole to attend her high school graduation. He did and said he would be at her college graduation if she got into a 4-year school.
It all started on a Carter family vacation, around 2008-09.
John Chuldenko's uncle, Jeff Carter — the son of former President Jimmy Carter — was talking about a night
It all started on a Carter family vacation, around 2008-09.
John Chuldenko's uncle, Jeff Carter — the son of former President Jimmy Carter — was talking about a night
Today, Morning Edition announced the winner of the eighth annual Tiny Desk Contest: Alisa Amador. A songwriter from Boston, Mass., her entry "Milonga accidental" rose to the top of
A Los Angeles man will serve nearly two decades in prison for his role in supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that contributed to rapper Mac Miller's accidental drug overdose in
It had to be on Kai Neukerman's wish list to play with Pearl Jam. Neukerman left the Oakland arena saying it felt surreal, but also with a bit of immortality.
Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen made controversial returns on the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday, while Mary J. Blige was honored for her musical excellence.
Wallen performed in
Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest, perhaps Europe's biggest musical competition. NPR's Joanna Kakissis was watching with Ukrainians in Dnipro.
Last week, the Fulton County District Attorney in Atlanta charged rappers Young Thug and Gunna with an indictment of more than 80 pages for allegedly participating in street gang
Last week, the Fulton County District Attorney in Atlanta charged rappers Young Thug and Gunna with an indictment of more than 80 pages for allegedly participating in street gang
Ashley Judd revealed a number of details about the death of her mother, country star Naomi Judd, in an interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. Judd said
Ten countries advanced last night from the first round of Eurovision semi-finals to the final round of the songwriting competition, which will take place on Saturday in Turin, Italy.
The iPod was introduced in 2001 as a new way to listen to music on a device that could hold up to "1,000 CD-quality songs." But with streaming services, iPods
Two members of the Irish rock band U2 played a concert in a Kyiv subway station on Sunday, performing some of their classics and sharing the stage with Ukranian
Indian musician and composer Shivkumar Sharma, who elevated the 100-stringed hammered dulcimer to classical concert stages around the world, died Tuesday in Mumbai at age 84. He created a
Raven Chacon's Voiceless Mass received its world premiere Nov. 21, 2021 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, Wis. Far from any kind of traditional Catholic
Joice Figueiro, who was 39 weeks pregnant, was at a Metallica concert with her husband. As the band played "Enter Sandman," she went into labor. She delivered a baby boy.
ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Young Thug co-founded a violent street gang that committed multiple murders, shootings and carjackings over roughly a decade and promoted its activities in songs and
ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Young Thug co-founded a violent street gang that committed multiple murders, shootings and carjackings over roughly a decade and promoted its activities in songs and
NPR remembers some of those who lost their lives in the pandemic by listening to the music they loved. Jorge Espinosa pays tribute to his father, Jaime Alejandro Espinosa-Anabalon, who
Bob Dylan was born in Minnesota and came up through the New York folk scene – but tomorrow in Tulsa, Okla., a new museum dedicated to the legendary artist,
Mickey Gilley, the country music star whose Texas nightclub served as the inspiration for the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, died on Saturday in Branson, Mo. His death was
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo spoke out about protecting the right to legal abortion in Washington, D.C. last night. And she wasn't at a rally for reproductive rights — she
Carlita Lewis remembers her mother, Eileen Moody-Lee, who died of COVID-19 in August. Her mom, who worked at the Indian Health Service Unit in Arizona, loved R.E.M's song, "Losing My
Phoebe Bridgers has joined a growing list of celebrities and social media users publicly sharing their abortion stories following the leak of the Supreme Court's draft opinion. The
Ron Carter is one of the most prolific and influential bassists in jazz history. During his six-decade career, he has recorded more than 2,000 records, and he has no
Louisiana isn't known for earthquakes. But during Brooks' Saturday night concert at LSU's Tiger Stadium, over a 100,000 fans danced and sang so hard, a seismograph on campus registered a
The first Black Star album was released in Sept. 1998 to critical acclaim, immediately launching the solo careers for the duo of Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, formerly known
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony filled with tears, music and laughter, just a day
Naomi Judd, part of the Grammy-award winning country music duo The Judds, is dead at 76.
Judd's daughters, country singer Wynonna and actress Ashley Judd, confirmed the artist's death
BATON ROUGE, La. — "American Idol" winner Laine Hardy was arrested Friday after being accused of putting a listening device in his ex-girlfriend's college dorm room, authorities said.
Hardy,
Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with COVID-19, his wife Sharon Osbourne said on The Talk UK.
"I am very worried about Ozzy right now," Sharon Osbourne said tearfully on
Dolly Parton hit a trifecta with her latest project Run, Rose, Run – it's a thriller, a studio album and will eventually be turned into a movie. Parton
Dolly Parton hit a trifecta with her latest project Run, Rose, Run – it's a thriller, a studio album and will eventually be turned into a movie. Parton
Van Halen worked closely with the group that helps build out music programs in schools in low-income communities. The foundation says it received a seven-figure donation from Van Halen.
Charles Mingus is one of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday on April 22. "Charles Mingus is one of
When Cypress Hill released its debut album in 1991, the group's staccato lyrics were, for most outside of their LA hometown, a first introduction to Spanglish slang. "We didn't
Rapper A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was released on bond following his arrest Wednesday in connection with a shooting that occurred in Hollywood last November.
Police
Rapper A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was released on bond following his arrest Wednesday in connection with a shooting that occurred in Hollywood last November.
Police
Derek Hennen is a huge fan of Taylor Swift. When his team discovered a new species of millipede in Swift's home state of Tennessee, he named it after her. It's
Taylor Swift has more than 200 songs to her name. And now, there's also a millipede.
Derek Hennen, an entomologist who completed his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech in 2020,
The Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha calls itself "ethno-chaos." Over the past decade, this Ukrainian-folk-meets-punk group has brought their music to audiences around the world. They recently kicked off a U.S.
The widely admired Romanian pianist Radu Lupu has died at age 76. His manager, Jenny Vogel, told NPR that he died "peacefully at his home in Switzerland from multiple
Harrison Birtwistle, an English composer famed for his rigorous artistic vision, sonic audacity and deeply theatrical expression has died at age 87. His death was confirmed Monday by
NEW YORK — Pioneering hip-hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19.
Grayson's death at age 55
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Randall Ball of Ball Amplification about the worldwide guitar tube shortage and the reason behind the warm sounds they produce.
Bassist Charnett Moffett, a stylistically agnostic staple of the jazz scene since the '80s, died last week on April 12 at Stanford University Hospital following a heart attack. He
The music video remains one of the most popular of all time. The iconic blue guitar that Kurt Cobain played in that video will be up for auction next month.
Chick Corea is known as one of the most powerful pianists, composers, and bandleaders in the history of jazz. He earned 27 Grammy awards and blazed trails across bebop,
When the World Trade Center was destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, staffers at the city's largest public radio station struggled to report the news — not because their transmitter
When the World Trade Center was destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, staffers at the city's largest public radio station struggled to report the news — not because their transmitter
After a decade of research, a couple from Maine has published a book of seafaring folk songs rarely heard in the last 80 years. (This story originally aired on All
Britney Spears is pregnant, the 40-year-old pop star announced on Instagram on Monday.
Spears wrote in her post that shortly after a trip to Maui with her fiancé, Sam
Julian Lennon, the son of the late Beatles star turned solo artist John Lennon, publicly performed his father's hit song "Imagine" last week for the first time. He said
When the invasion of Ukraine began, singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk cut his U.S. tour short, returned home and took up arms to defend his homeland. A few days later,
NPR's A Martínez talks to Maria Garcia, creator and host of the podcast Anything for Selena, about two projects — a new album set for release this month and,
LONDON (AP) — Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle over his 2017 hit "Shape of You" on Wednesday, then slammed what he described as a
Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock 'n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical "Bye Bye Birdie," died Tuesday.
Rydell died of
Francisco González, a founding member of Los Lobos, has died. He was 68. In the early 1970s, González joined fellow musicians Louie Perez, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas and
This year's Grammy Awards were supposed to take place in January, but they wound up postponed until seven days after a cursed Oscars telecast. So, now that the awards
Jon Batiste won five awards including album of the year for: We Are. Olivia Rodrigo was crowned this year's Best New Artist and she picked up the Best Pop Vocal
At the 64th Grammy Awards, which took place Sunday in Las Vegas, the major prizes were spread among a number of winners, including Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic and Olivia
Each year's awards season typically ends with the Oscars, but the Grammys' postponement propelled them into headlining status — or pushed them to the back of the line, depending
This year, all of the nominees in the Grammy Awards' children's music category are musicians of color. They sing about marching for social justice, uplift cultures, and celebrate the
If you're a die hard Tar Heels fan like country singer Eric Church, you are not missing that game for anything. Church canceled his sold-out show in San Antonio, Texas.
Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee has announced his retirement from music at the age of 45. But it's unclear whether that means he'll never perform or release music again.
The music industry is nowhere near reaching gender parity. According to a new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, women lag behind men as artists, but the problem
Hrishikesh Hirway is host of the podcast Song Exploder, which examines pop songs and artists. He talks to NPR's A Martinez about releasing an album of his own compositions.
The multi-platinum rock band Foo Fighters has canceled all of its upcoming tour dates after the death of its drummer, Taylor Hawkins. "It is with great sadness that
New York University will award Taylor Swift an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. She will speak at the school's commencement ceremony in May at Yankee Stadium.
Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the megaplatinum band Foo Fighters, has died. He was 50, and died in Bogota, Colombia, where the group was scheduled to perform.
Hawkins'
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Produced by Madlib, with vocals from his Lootpack comrade Wildchild, "Manifestin" is a heart-wrenching examination of racism and police violence. The song opens
NBC begins the American Song Contest with representatives from all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., and five territories. Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson are the hosts for the new show.
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has been barred from performing at the 2022 Grammy Awards because of his "concerning online behavior," according to a spokesperson for
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said Thursday that it's declining Dolly Parton's request to bow out of this year's nominations for the Hall of Fame class.
This
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