Aurelio Martínez, ambassador of Garifuna music, has died : NPR

Honduran musician and politician Aurelio Martínez, photographed in London in 2011.

Honduran musician and politician Aurelio Martínez, photographed in London in 2011. Judith Burrows/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Judith Burrows/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Honduran folk musician Aurelio Martínez has died. The 55-year-old was a respected […]

Jesse Colin Young, singer of The Youngbloods’ ‘Get Together,’ dies at 83 : NPR

Jesse Colin Young performs live in 1973.

Jesse Colin Young performs live in 1973. ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images Jesse Colin Young, a prolific musician known as the voice of The Youngbloods’ era-defining “Get Together,” […]

LISA of BLACKPINK’s ‘Alter Ego’ debuts in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart : NPR

Thai rapper and singer Lisa, from South Korean group Blackpink, performs during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangkok on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP) (Photo by CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM/AFP via Getty Images)

This week, only one album debuts in the top 50: Alter Ego by LISA of the K-pop group BLACKPINK. CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM/AFP via Getty Images/AFP This week’s […]

Dolly Parton’s new song ‘If You Hadn’t Been There’ honors late husband Carl Dean : NPR

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 06: Dolly Parton speaks onstage during Kicking Off CMA Fest: A Special Conversation With Dolly Parton Hosted By Rachel Smith at Music City Center on June 06, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/WireImage)

“You made me drеam / More than I dared,” Parton sings on the song. “And I wouldn’t be hеre / If you hadn’t been there.” Terry Wyatt/WireImage/WireImage hide caption toggle caption Terry Wyatt/WireImage/WireImage Dolly Parton’s […]

Tate McRae’s ‘So Close to What’ tops Billboard albums chart : NPR

The pop star McRae, who first caught the public’s attention as a finalist on the 13th season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2016, has been bubbling up ever since.

The pop star Tate McRae, who first caught the public’s attention as a finalist on the 13th season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2016, has been bubbling up ever since. Jamie McCarthy/Getty […]

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years who inspired ‘Jolene,’ dies at 82 : NPR

Dolly Parton performs during an event in August 2023 celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Overland Park, Kan. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn., at age 82.

Dolly Parton performs during an event in August 2023 celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Overland Park, Kan. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday in […]

Angie Stone, neo-soul singer, dies at 63 : NPR

Angie Stone, pictured at the 2009 Soul Train Awards in Atlanta, died in a car accident on Saturday.

Angie Stone, pictured at the 2009 Soul Train Awards in Atlanta, died in a car accident on Saturday. Gregory Smith/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Smith/AP The music world and saddened fans are mourning the […]

Drake gets his revenge — on the charts, anyway : NPR

This week, a familiar face knocks Kendrick Lamar out of the top spot with an album debuting at No. 1 — Drake’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. Prince Williams/WireImage hide caption toggle caption Prince Williams/WireImage […]

Roberta Flack, singer of ‘Killing Me Softly,’ has died at age 88 : NPR

Roberta Flack performs at the San Sebastian Jazz Festival in Spain in 2005.

Roberta Flack performs at the San Sebastian Jazz Festival in Spain in 2005. Rafa Rivas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rafa Rivas/AFP via Getty Images Roberta Flack performs at the San Sebastian Jazz […]

Here are the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees : NPR

Southern rap duo OutKast, consisting of André 3000 and Big Boi, is amongst the 14 artists being considered for the 2025 class of inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Southern rap duo OutKast, consisting of André 3000 and Big Boi, is among the 14 artists being considered for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 class. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption […]

The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ tops Billboard charts : NPR

The Weeknd performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards.

The Weeknd performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards. Amy Sussman/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Amy Sussman/Getty Images/Getty Images North America As expected, The Weeknd‘s new album Hurry Up Tomorrow debuts […]

Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie is stripped of a prestigious Canadian honor : NPR

Buffy Sainte-Marie performs at the Americana Music Honors and Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn.

Buffy Saint-Marie performs at the Americana Music Honors and Awards show in 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Zaleski/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Zaleski/AP The Canadian government has stripped Buffy Sainte-Marie of one of the […]