Daddy Yankee retired last year after a career spanning more than 30 years. In that time, reggaeton has become one of the most profitable genres in the music industry. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Rihanna’s Savag […]
Thomas Bangalter, half of the former Daft Punk duo, composed the score for the ballet Mythologies, choreographed by fellow Frenchman Angelin Preljocaj. Jean-Claude Carbonne/Biz 3 hide caption toggle caption Jean-Claude Carbonne/Biz 3 Thomas Bangalter, half […]
National Public Radio has been caught up in the Twitter verification-system overhaul and some new company-administered labels that have riled users of the social media platform since Tesla and SpaceX honcho Elon Musk took over […]
Burna Boy Alanté Serene Millow/NPR hide caption toggle caption Alanté Serene Millow/NPR Burna Boy Alanté Serene Millow/NPR The 2023 Dreamville Music Festival brought more than 100,000 fans to Raleigh, N.C., on April 1-2. The annual […]
Seymour Stein accepts his award during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Monday, March 14, 2005, in New York. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julie Jacobson/AP Seymour Stein accepts his award […]
Joni Mitchell fans, get your tissues ready. On tonight’s PBS special, Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, her contemporaries such as James Taylor and Herbie Hancock and fans such as […]
6Lack performs at #YouTubeBlackFanFest at Morehouse College on October 21, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined Morning Edition to talk about his newest album, Since I Have a Lover. Moses Robinson/Getty Images for YouTube hide […]
Maciek Jasik/Courtesy of the artist Maciek Jasik/Courtesy of the artist Kate Davis’ new album Fish Bowl is told from the perspective of a protagonist named FiBo. “In my mind, she’s kind of like this dimension […]
Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, an original member of the influential musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. He was 81. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hide caption toggle caption Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Clarence […]
HOUSTON — Tejano musician Fito Olivares, known for songs that were wedding and quinceañera mainstays including the hit “Juana La Cubana,” died Friday. He was 75. Fito Olivares performs during the Cinco de Mayo celebration […]
Robert Smith of The Cure performs in Glastonbury, England, in 2019. This week, he shared his frustrations with Ticketmaster, and announced Thursday that the company would lower fees and offer partial refunds to The Cure’s […]
Bobby Caldwell performs onstage at the 2013 Soul Train Awards at the Orleans Arena on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 in Las Vegas. Frank Micelotta/Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Micelotta/Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP Bobby Caldwell performs […]
Customers shop at the Shuga Records store during the Record Store Day in Chicago on April 13, 2019. Vinyl record sales have been on the rise for 16 straight years, with an extra bump in […]
BLACKPINK, seen performing at the 2022 MTV VMAs, are now the most streamed female band on Spotify. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global hide caption toggle caption Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global BLACKPINK, seen […]
Boxes containing Yeezy shoes made by Adidas are seen at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. Adidas’ breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West and the […]
Wayne Shorter, photographed in 1985. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption toggle caption David Redfern/Redferns Wayne Shorter, photographed in 1985. David Redfern/Redferns Wayne Shorter, the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer and the creator of one of the […]
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during the Ticketmaster hearing on Jan. 24. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speaks with Sen. Amy […]
Trombone Shorty leads a binational jam session with music students from New Orleans and Havana. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption toggle caption Debbie Elliott/NPR Trombone Shorty leads a binational jam session with music students from New […]
Mark O’Connor plays the five instruments he was studying at age 12 – fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo and dobro. Marty O’Connor/Mark O’Connor hide caption toggle caption Marty O’Connor/Mark O’Connor Mark O’Connor plays the five instruments […]
Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk’s new album ‘Jazz on Bones’ explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union. ‘Courtesy of Nataly Merezhuk hide caption toggle caption ‘Courtesy of Nataly Merezhuk Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk’s […]