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 […]
Korean group BTS appears at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Korean group BTS appears at the 64th Annual […]
Honoree Toby Keith performs at the 46th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis on June 18, 2015, in New York. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP […]
FKA twigs is the latest artist to deliver an NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, and, to no surprise, the MAGDALENE singer chose a church as her backdrop. During the performance, the English artist debuted her […]
Lil Nas X attends the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for iHeartMedia hide caption toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for iHeartMedia Lil Nas X attends […]
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, July 22, 2019. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Jordan […]
Herman Makarenko, lead conductor for the National Opera of Ukraine. Julian Hayda/NPR hide caption toggle caption Julian Hayda/NPR Herman Makarenko, lead conductor for the National Opera of Ukraine. Julian Hayda/NPR KYIV, Ukraine — Last year, […]
Musician Taylor Hawkins appears at One Love Malibu in Calabasas, Calif., on Dec. 2, 2018. Foo Fighters will honor the rock band’s late drummer Taylor Hawkins with a pair of tribute concerts in September — […]
Dave Smith, center, photographed attending the 2015 North American Music Merchants convention in Anaheim, Calif. Pete Brown/Wikimedia Commons The sound of pop music in the ’80s was shaped by synthesizers – and one of the […]
English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush poses at her family’s home in London in September 1978, seven years before the release of “Running Up That Hill.” Chris Moorhouse/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chris Moorhouse/Getty […]
Trouble performs during the V-103 Live Pop Up Concert at Philips Arena on Saturday, March 31, 2018, in Atlanta. Robb Cohen/Robb Cohen/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Robb Cohen/Robb Cohen/Invision/AP Trouble performs during the V-103 Live […]
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 […]