The avant-garde hero helmed albums for Blue Note and Impulse! in the 1960s Grachan Moncur III. Courtesy of Bill May hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Bill May Grachan Moncur III. Courtesy of Bill May […]
Composer Ingram Marshall, photographed in 2021 by his son. Clem Marshall/Clem Marshall hide caption toggle caption Clem Marshall/Clem Marshall Composer Ingram Marshall, photographed in 2021 by his son. Clem Marshall/Clem Marshall Composer and performer Ingram […]
Andy Fletcher of the band Depeche Mode performs in 2017 during their “Global Spirit Tour” at the Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C. Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP Andy Fletcher of the […]
A lot of musicians are skipping the traditional path into the industry, and are going straight to their fans instead. Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption toggle caption Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR A […]
Lillie Eiger/Courtesy of the artist Lillie Eiger/Courtesy of the artist Harry Styles has been constantly on the go since his teenage years in the boy band One Direction – one world tour after another. So […]
The popular composer died in a hospital in Paris of heart failure. Georges Bendrihem/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Georges Bendrihem/AFP via Getty Images The popular composer died in a hospital in Paris […]
Alisa Amador is the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Jacquelyn Marie / Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Marie / Courtesy of the artist Alisa Amador is the winner of […]
Country star Naomi Judd died by suicide following a long struggle with mental illness. Her daughter, Ashley Judd, said that it was important to make a distinction “between our loved one and the disease.” Stephen […]
Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. Adam Conte/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Adam Conte/Courtesy of the artist Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass has won the Pulitzer Prize for […]
Members of Ukraine’s band “Kalush Orchestra” celebrate their qualification during the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song contest 2022 on Tuesday at the Palalpitour venue in Turin. The second semifinal is on Thursday, with the […]
Indian musician and composer Shivkumar Sharman playing a concert in Pune, India, in 2009. Sharma died Tuesday at age 84. Prasad Gori/Hindustan Times/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Prasad Gori/Hindustan Times/Getty Images Indian musician and […]
Bono, Taras Topolia and “The Edge” perform at a subway station-turned-bomb shelter in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Bono, […]
The hip-hop visionary and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is back. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for American Expres hide caption toggle caption Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for American Expres The hip-hop visionary and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is back. Matt […]
They’re the most prestigious awards in America, not just for journalists, but historians, poets, playwrights, non-fiction writers, composers and novelists. Novelist Joshua Cohen won his first fiction Pulitzer for The Netanyahus: An Account of a […]
Singer Mickey Gilley in 2015 at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards. Jason Merritt/TERM/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Merritt/TERM/Getty Images Singer Mickey Gilley in 2015 at the 50th Academy of Country Music […]
Olivia Rodrigo performs during her 2022 SOUR Tour at Radio City Music Hall on April 26, 2022 in New York City. She spoke up in support of abortion rights while performing in Washington, D.C. this […]
Phoebe Bridgers attends Billboard Women in Music at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, Calif. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Billboard hide caption toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Billboard Phoebe Bridgers attends Billboard Women in Music at […]
Critics say Ron Carter left a big footprint in music, especially for bassists. Didier Baverel/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Didier Baverel/Getty Images Critics say Ron Carter left a big footprint in music, especially for […]
Pat Benatar in Paris on January 12th, 1983. Dolly Parton on ‘Dolly,’ in 1987. Lionel Richie at the American Music Awards, 1985. Patrick Aventurier/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images/ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images […]
Talib Kweli of the rap duo Black Star, photographed performing in New York City on July 22, 2017. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Talib Kweli of the rap duo Black […]