Taylor Sheesh, the Philippines’ top Taylor Swift impersonator, has set out on her own tour across the country in a bid to get the global superstar’s attention. Taylor Sheesh hide caption toggle caption Taylor Sheesh […]
Pianist André Watts, age 16, in rehearsal with the New York Philharmonic for one of Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts. CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images Pianist André Watts, […]
Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato accepts the best Latin jazz album award at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, on Nov. 11, 2010, in Las Vegas. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julie Jacobson/AP […]
Taylor Swift performs “The Man” during her Eras tour show in Arlington, Texas, in March. She just became the first woman to have four Top 10 charting albums at once. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images […]
On this day 50 years ago, the band Queen released its first album and introduced the world to the singular voice of Freddie Mercury. (Note: Story first aired on Morning Edition on Aug. 30, 2010.) […]
Terence Blanchard performs at the International Jazz Day Concert, New Orleans Tricentennial at the Orpheum Theater in 2018. Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images for Thelonioius Mon hide caption toggle caption Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images for Thelonioius Mon Terence […]
Kecalf Franklin, a son of music superstar Aretha Franklin leaves a court hearing with his family on Tuesday in Pontiac, Mich. A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her […]
Regina Bain, executive director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, leads a ribbon-cutting for the brand-new Louis Armstrong Center on June 29 in Queens, New York. Bowery Image Group/Andrew Kelly for Louis Armstrong House Museum […]
It’s been a long time since Cash Money Records took over for the ’99 and the 2000, but Juvenile was sharp as ever during his highly anticipated NPR Tiny Desk Concert. During his nearly 30-minute […]
The performer Madonna, onstage at the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles in February. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The performer Madonna, onstage at the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony […]
Offset, left, and Quavo of Migos perform at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Mark Terrill/Mark Terrill/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Terrill/Mark Terrill/Invision/AP Offset, left, […]
Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick at the Tony Awards in May 2016. Matthew Eisman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matthew Eisman/Getty Images Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick at the Tony Awards in May 2016. Matthew Eisman/Getty Images […]
The Recording Academy, which is the organization behind the Grammy Awards, said an AI song is only eligible if a human meaningfully contributed to the song too. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle […]
The headquarters of Live Nation is viewed Monday, June 29, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP The headquarters of Live Nation is viewed Monday, June 29, […]
The voice of John Lennon, seen here in 1963, will appear on The Beatles’ new record, says his former bandmate Paul McCartney. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images The voice of […]
George Winston performs onstage at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2019. Jason Davis/Getty Images for NAMM hide caption toggle caption Jason Davis/Getty Images for NAMM George Winston performs onstage at the […]
Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, whose beguiling rendition of “The Girl From Ipanema” made her world famous, has died at 83. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 6, 2023.) Obituaries Astrud Gilberto, ‘The Girl […]
Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto onstage in 1965. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Evening Standard/Getty Images Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto onstage in 1965. Evening Standard/Getty Images […]
Reuben Wilson’s Hammond B-3 grooves for Blue Note Records found a second life in samples, particular on Nas’ “Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park).” Francis Wolff/© Blue Note Records hide caption toggle caption Francis Wolff/© […]
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho was always searching for new timbres of instrumental sound. Raphael Gaillarde/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Raphael Gaillarde/Getty Images Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho was always searching for new timbres of instrumental […]