Motown’s Barrett Strong arrives at the induction ceremony for 35th annual National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York on June 10, 2004. Louis Lanzano/AP hide caption toggle caption Louis Lanzano/AP Motown’s […]
Verlaine was known for his jagged guitar playing style involving heavy vibrato and distortion and off-kilter lyrics. Gus Stewart/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Gus Stewart/Redferns Verlaine was known for his jagged guitar playing style involving […]
Japanese musician, composer, record producer, pianist, activist, writer, actor and dancer Ryuichi Sakamoto, photographed on June 30, 2016 in Paris. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Japanese […]
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, left, testifies to a Senate subcommittee on Feb. 24, 2009 over the proposed, and ultimately successful, merger between his company and Ticketmaster. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide […]
“The crowds chasing us in A Hard Day’s Night were based on moments like this,” McCartney writes. “Taken out of the back of our car on West Fifty-Eighth, crossing the Avenue of the Americas.” Paul […]
Penny Harrison and her son Parker Harrison rally outside the U.S. Capitol during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Ticketmaster hearing on Tuesday morning. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Penny Harrison and […]
Panic! at the Disco performs onstage at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on May 14, 2016, in Irvine, Calif. The group is ending its nearly two-decade run, frontman Brendon Urie announced Tuesday. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for CBS […]
David Crosby, photographed in New York on August 3, 1984. Ebet Roberts/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Ebet Roberts/Redferns David Crosby, photographed in New York on August 3, 1984. Ebet Roberts/Redferns David Crosby, a prominent figure […]
Joni Mitchell attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption toggle caption Frazer Harrison/Getty Images […]
Guitarist Jeff Beck performs during the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival. The influential guitarist died on January 10, 2023 after contracting bacterial meningitis. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty […]
Tatjana Patitz, one of an elite group of famed supermodels who graced magazine covers in the 1980s and ’90s, has died at age 56. Fabian Bimmer/AP hide caption toggle caption Fabian Bimmer/AP Tatjana Patitz, one […]
In this file photo, Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters performs at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation and Inspiration Gala on Sept. 9, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Phil Mccarten/AP hide caption toggle […]
Sun Records founder Sam Phillips speaks at an event in New York City in August 2002, a year before his death. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Sun Records founder Sam Phillips speaks […]
The Smile found themselves, both literally and figuratively, playing a gorgeous Tiny Desk Concert for NPR. According to producer Bob Boilen, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner “arrived early, along with saxophonist Robert Stillman, to […]
Fred White, who played drums for the era-defining and genre-defying band Earth, Wind & Fire, has died at the age of 67, his brother and the band announced on social media. “Our family is saddened […]
Bad Bunny, performing in Miami on Aug. 12, 2022. The Puerto Rican superstar’s wordplay was front-of-mind for Alt.Latino co-host Anamaria Sayre this year. Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images Bad Bunny, […]
Mariah Carey, pictured performing at 2019 Billboard Music Awards, has topped the charts again with her signature Christmas hit. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Mariah Carey, pictured performing at 2019 […]
Bad Bunny, pictured performing on stage in Philadelphia in September, finished his international tour in Mexico City last weekend — but many fans were denied entry after being told their tickets were illegitimate. Theo Wargo/Getty […]
Manuel Göttsching, an influential German musician best known for his work on modular synths, died Dec. 4. Ullstein Bild/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ullstein Bild/Getty Images Manuel Göttsching, an influential German musician best known […]
Ab-Soul, photographed at the TDE Pool Party on July 18, 2021 in LA. Jerritt Clark/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jerritt Clark/Getty Images Ab-Soul, photographed at the TDE Pool Party on July 18, 2021 in […]