Songwriter Lamont Dozier in 2013. He co-wrote songs that helped define the Motown sound. He died Monday at 81. Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for BMI hide caption toggle caption Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for BMI Songwriter Lamont […]
Original Temptation Otis Williams, left, and Smokey Robinson speak in front of the Motown Museum in Detroit, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Daniel Mears/AP hide caption toggle caption Daniel Mears/AP Original Temptation Otis Williams, left, and […]
Lauv’s “Stranger” from the album “All 4 Nothing” YouTube There’s been an interesting trend in pop music recently: an honesty about struggling with mental health. The rapper Logic had a hit with a song titled […]
Beyoncé performs during the Oscars on March 27 in Los Angeles. Mason Poole/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mason Poole/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images Beyoncé performs during the Oscars on March 27 in Los […]
Performer Shakira answers questions at a news conference on Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami. Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of eight years for Colombian-born pop star Shakira in her expected trial for alleged […]
Beyoncé performs at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy on July 18, 2016 as part of The Formation World Tour. Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori Portfolio/Archivio Mar hide caption toggle caption Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori Portfolio/Archivio Mar Beyoncé performs at […]
(From left) Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney and Tania León are four of the performing artists honored for a lifetime of achievement by the Kennedy Center this year. The Kennedy Center hide caption toggle […]
Soprano Angel Blue won’t perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of another work this summer. Jason DeCrow/AP hide caption toggle caption Jason DeCrow/AP Soprano Angel Blue […]
UC Berkeley Professor Richard Taruskin, whose 4000-page book The Oxford History of Western Music set a benchmark for writing about the history of classical music. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty hide caption […]
Regina Carter. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Regina Carter. Courtesy of the artist Three exemplary musicians born and raised in Detroit — drummer Louis Hayes, saxophonist Kenny Garrett […]
British composer Monty Norman is seen in this March 19, 2001 photo. Norman, who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty […]
Singer-songwriter Manizha, photographed at Eurovision in Rotterdam on May 16, 2021. She faced a cyberbullying campaign in Russia after voicing opposition to the country’s military operation in Ukraine. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption […]
Indie pop icons Belle and Sebastian overwhelmed NPR’s Tiny Desk with a whimsical nine-person performance of songs from their new album, A Bit of Previous. The set opened with “Unnecessary Drama,” which we had previously named […]
Rapper Nipsey Hussle is pictured at an NBA game in Oakland, Calif., in 2018. A man he had known for years has been convicted in his 2019 murder. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption […]
In this Oct. 13, 2014 file photo, Carlos Santana performs during the One Night One Show One Cause benefit concert in Baltimore. Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP In this Oct. 13, 2014 […]
In celebration Black Music Month and, belatedly, Juneteenth, Usher delivered a medley of classic cuts in the latest edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Joined by Eric Bellinger and Vedo as well as a full backing […]
Across her extensive career, Beyoncé has maintained her position as one of the most powerful performers in music. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty […]
Meghan Stabile, photographed onstage with Robert Glasper during Winter Jazzfest 2020. Jonathan Chimene/WBGO hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Chimene/WBGO Meghan Stabile, photographed onstage with Robert Glasper during Winter Jazzfest 2020. Jonathan Chimene/WBGO Meghan Stabile, a […]
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari got married on Thursday. The couple is pictured here at the premiere of Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood in July 2019. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption […]
Lizzo, shown on May 17 in New York City, has rerecorded a lyric in her new song after criticism. Noam Galai/Getty Images for Youtube hide caption toggle caption Noam Galai/Getty Images for Youtube Lizzo, shown […]