Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel at the piano, circa 1970. He died Tuesday at his home in London at age 94. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erich Auerbach/Getty Images Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel at […]
The genre is experiencing a breakthrough on the pop charts Christian pop singer Forrest Frank’s hit “Your Way’s Better” has been a fixture on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for weeks. Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images/Getty Images North […]
Brian Wilson in 1965. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Brian Wilson in 1965. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Brian Wilson, who co-founded the iconic California band The Beach Boys […]
K-pop band BTS members RM, left, and V salute after being discharged from a mandatory military service in Chuncheon, South Korea, on Tuesday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — […]
The Family Stone performs at Harvard Stadium in 1969. Ellis Herwig/Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ellis Herwig/Boston Globe/Getty Images Sly Stone, the remarkable, eccentric frontman, singer, songwriter, and producer of his family group, […]
Alex Warren performs onstage at the 2025 American Music Awards. Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images/Penske Media hide caption toggle caption Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images/Penske Media With Morgan Wallen‘s I’m the Problem continuing […]
Taylor Swift in February 2025, at the 67th Grammy Awards. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for the Recording Academy hide caption toggle caption Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for the Recording Academy Taylor Swift announced on Friday via her […]
Jazz drummer Al Foster, photographed in Paris in 1980. Andre Clergeat/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andre Clergeat/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Al Foster, whose superbly alert and flexible drumming formed a swirling current […]
Sleep Token’s album Even in Arcadia has scored the largest-ever streaming week for a hard-rock album. Katja Ogrin/Redferns/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Katja Ogrin/Redferns/Redferns It’s been a big month for mask-clad rockers, as Sleep Token […]
Rapper and producer Dezzy Hollow at Maximum Fun Daniel Speer hide caption toggle caption Daniel Speer Rapper and producer Dezzy Hollow at Maximum Fun Daniel Speer Dezzy Hollow is a rapper and producer that’s a […]
Broadway composer Charles Strouse in New York City in 2011. Strouse died Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 96. Andy Kropa/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andy Kropa/Getty Images Broadway composer Charles Strouse in New York […]
Adam Duritz, lead singer and songwriter for Counting Crows, spoke with Morning Edition about the band’s new album, Butter Miracle, the Complete Sweets! Mark Seliger/ BMG hide caption toggle caption Mark Seliger/ BMG More than […]
After spending decades bringing a soulful, spectral presence to Portishead records, Beth Gibbons’ voice has now haunted the Tiny Desk. Gibbons and her band recently performed a Tiny Desk Concert, providing an intimate glimpse of […]
Portishead singer Beth Gibbons recently stopped by NPR for a solo acoustic Tiny Desk Concert ahead of her upcoming tour dates in Australia, the UK, and Europe. Watch a replay below. During the performance, Gibbons and her […]
This week we finally get a shakeup on the Billboard 200 from Swedish hard-rock band Ghost, with its new album Skeletá. Marc Pfitzenreuter/Redferns/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Marc Pfitzenreuter/Redferns/Redferns The Swedish hard-rock band Ghost has […]
Jill Sobule in 2023. Andy Kropa/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Kropa/Invision/AP Jill Sobule, who raised eyebrows with her cheeky 1995 anthem “I Kissed a Girl,” has died. According to her publicist David Elkin and […]
Alex Warren’s (left) “Ordinary” continues to climb up the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Meanwhile Jack Black (right) scores a surprising record with a very short song from A Minecraft Movie. Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images […]
Through Pere Ubu, David Thomas’ influence can be heard on countless bands that resisted categorization. David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images David Thomas, the irreverent experimental musician who led the influential […]
Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland, pictured in 2023, is putting the brand up for sale two years after announcing plans for a second event. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Theo Wargo/Getty Images The […]
Ken Carson performs at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2024. This week, Carson’s fourth album, More Chaos, became his first to hit No. 1. on Billboard‘s album chart. Matt […]