Hamish Kilgour, founding member of New Zealand’s The Clean, has died at 65 : NPR

Hamish Kilgour, founding member of New Zealand's The Clean, has died at 65 : NPR

Hamish Kilgour (right) pictured with The Clean. Craig McNab/Courtesy of Merge Records hide caption toggle caption Craig McNab/Courtesy of Merge Records Hamish Kilgour (right) pictured with The Clean. Craig McNab/Courtesy of Merge Records Hamish Kilgour, […]

Mariah Carey loses ‘Queen of Christmas’ trademark bid : NPR

Mariah Carey loses 'Queen of Christmas' trademark bid : NPR

Mariah Carey performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2014 in New York City. Patent authorities have decided she can’t be the only “Queen of Christmas.” Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption toggle […]

Ned Rorem, major American composer and diarist, has died at age 99 : Deceptive Cadence : NPR

Ned Rorem, major American composer and diarist, has died at age 99 : Deceptive Cadence : NPR

Composer Ned Rorem in 1953 in Paris, where he lived for nearly a decade and wrote his infamous Paris Diary. Provided by the artist hide caption toggle caption Provided by the artist Composer Ned Rorem […]

Beyoncé leads nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards : NPR

Beyoncé leads nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards : NPR

Beyoncé performs “Be Alive” during the Oscars last March. The song, written for the film ‘King Richard’ received one of her nine Grammy nominations. Mason Poole/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mason Poole/A.M.P.A.S. […]

Jeff Bezos gives Dolly Parton $100 million to spend on charities of her choice : NPR

Jeff Bezos gives Dolly Parton $100 million to spend on charities of her choice : NPR

Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is the latest celebrity to receive a $100 million gift from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, to be used for charitable purposes. Parton is seen here at the recent Rock and Roll Hall […]

In eastern Kentucky, a flood-soaked music community rebuilds : NPR

In eastern Kentucky, a flood-soaked music community rebuilds : NPR

Floods ravaged eastern Kentucky’s music community. What does it mean to rebuild? At the Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., days after July’s catastrophic floods, luthier Kris Patrick searches through the mud-caked remains of […]

CMA Awards honor Loretta Lynn while Luke Combs wins album of the year : NPR

CMA Awards honor Loretta Lynn while Luke Combs wins album of the year : NPR

Carrie Underwood, from left, Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert perform a tribute to the late singer Loretta Lynn, pictured on screen, during the 56th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at the Bridgestone […]

Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil’s Tropicália movement, has died at 77 : NPR

Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77 : NPR

Gal Costa performs in São Paulo, Brazil in 2013. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Gal Costa performs in São Paulo, Brazil in 2013. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Gal Costa, the Brazilian […]

‘Vogue’ publisher sues rappers Drake and 21 Savage over fake magazine cover : NPR

'Vogue' publisher sues rappers Drake and 21 Savage over fake magazine cover : NPR

Drake and 21 Savage released an Instagram post on Oct. 30 promoting a fake Vogue magazine cover. Vogue‘s publisher Condé Nast is now suing both rappers for using the fake cover to promote their new […]

Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty was embraced as gay country music’s radical elder : NPR

Lavender Country's Patrick Haggerty was embraced as gay country music's radical elder : NPR

Lavender Country, led by singer and songwriter Patrick Haggerty, released what it widely considered the first openly gay country album in 1973. Haggerty died this week at age 78. Marie Tamanova/Courtesy of Don Giovanni Records […]