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Prince Of Persian Pop Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Andy Madadian, just became the first Iranian-American to be enshrined on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has a huge fan base among Persian and Armenian Americans.
January 21
Ousted Female Chief Files Discrimination Complaint Against The Grammys
Enlarge this image The now-former Recording Academy president and CEO, Deborah Dugan, speaking in Nov. at the Grammy nomination press conference in New
January 20
Country Music Channel Promises Equal Video Plays For Women And Men
Enlarge this image (L-R) Martina McBride, Leslie Fram, Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile seen onstage during the 2019 CMT Next Women Of Country
Jan 20
In Deep Red Oklahoma, The Blue Door Is 'A Lighthouse' For Progressive Protest Music
Enlarge this image Greg Johnson opened the Blue Door in 1993. Over the past few years, the concert venue has become a hub
Jan 20
Hear Mitski's Sinister New Song, 'Cop Car'
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Sinister and piercing, with a heavy lilt of Puberty 2 grunge — if you need a "guitar-based but cinematic" song about the unraveling of a woman's mind, who
Jan 20
Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died
Enlarge this image Saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Heath. Lonnie Timmons III/Getty Images hide captiontoggle caption Lonnie Timmons III/Getty Images
Jan 18
Under Two Weeks Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Is Suspended
Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy president and CEO, has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into misconduct allegations.
Jan 16
Less Than 2 Weeks Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Is Suspended
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Less than two weeks before the Grammys, the head of the group that hands out those awards has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation.
Jan 16
Eminem Releases Surprise Album, 'Music To Be Murdered By'
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We last heard from Marshall Mathers in album form in the summer of 2018, when he surprise released his 10th album, Kamikaze. At the time, NPR Music's Rodney
Jan 16
President Johnson's Impeachment Inspired 'Impeachment Polka'
In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was being impeached. According to The Washington Post a musician named Charles D. Blake saw an opportunity to cash in with a ditty called "Impeachment Polka.
Jan 16