Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, an original member of the influential musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. He was 81. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hide caption toggle caption Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Clarence […]
HOUSTON — Tejano musician Fito Olivares, known for songs that were wedding and quinceañera mainstays including the hit “Juana La Cubana,” died Friday. He was 75. Fito Olivares performs during the Cinco de Mayo celebration […]
Robert Smith of The Cure performs in Glastonbury, England, in 2019. This week, he shared his frustrations with Ticketmaster, and announced Thursday that the company would lower fees and offer partial refunds to The Cure’s […]
Bobby Caldwell performs onstage at the 2013 Soul Train Awards at the Orleans Arena on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 in Las Vegas. Frank Micelotta/Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Micelotta/Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP Bobby Caldwell performs […]
Customers shop at the Shuga Records store during the Record Store Day in Chicago on April 13, 2019. Vinyl record sales have been on the rise for 16 straight years, with an extra bump in […]
BLACKPINK, seen performing at the 2022 MTV VMAs, are now the most streamed female band on Spotify. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global hide caption toggle caption Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global BLACKPINK, seen […]
Boxes containing Yeezy shoes made by Adidas are seen at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. Adidas’ breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West and the […]
Wayne Shorter, photographed in 1985. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption toggle caption David Redfern/Redferns Wayne Shorter, photographed in 1985. David Redfern/Redferns Wayne Shorter, the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer and the creator of one of the […]
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during the Ticketmaster hearing on Jan. 24. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speaks with Sen. Amy […]
Trombone Shorty leads a binational jam session with music students from New Orleans and Havana. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption toggle caption Debbie Elliott/NPR Trombone Shorty leads a binational jam session with music students from New […]
Mark O’Connor plays the five instruments he was studying at age 12 – fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo and dobro. Marty O’Connor/Mark O’Connor hide caption toggle caption Marty O’Connor/Mark O’Connor Mark O’Connor plays the five instruments […]
Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk’s new album ‘Jazz on Bones’ explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union. ‘Courtesy of Nataly Merezhuk hide caption toggle caption ‘Courtesy of Nataly Merezhuk Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk’s […]
David Jolicoeur — also known as Trugoy the Dove and Plug Two — performs with De La Soul in Chelmsford, England in 2015. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tristan Fewings/Getty Images David Jolicoeur […]
An illustration of the Ticketmaster website from 2022. The ticketing giant has come under renewed scrutiny from music fans and lawmakers in recent months. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images An […]
Hayley Williams performs with Paramore during the When We Were Young music festival on Oct. 23, 2022, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS hide caption toggle caption Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS Hayley Williams performs with Paramore […]
Burt Bacharach, pictured here in 1970, wrote music that was accessible — it even sounds simple. But there is nothing simple about it. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images […]
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the New York Philharmonic, March 9, 2022. Chris Lee/New York Philharmonic hide caption toggle caption Chris Lee/New York Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel conducts the New York Philharmonic, March 9, 2022. Chris Lee/New York […]
Cuban American salsa singer Celia Cruz onstage performing at VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin in New York City in 2001. Cruz is being honored on the U.S. quarter in 2024. Scott […]
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, posing during a photo session at Paris’ Opera Bastille in Sept. 2022. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, posing during a […]
The bric-a-brac-stacked shelves of the Tiny Desk. NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR The bric-a-brac-stacked shelves of the Tiny Desk. NPR The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music’s annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, […]