Prince, Musician And Iconoclast, Has Died At Age 57
One reporter outside Prince’s Paisley Park compound near Minneapolis said “even the journalists are hugging each other” after learning that Prince had died.
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Singer Scott Weiland Dies On Tour At Age 48
According to a statement, the former Stone Temple Pilots frontman died in Bloomington, Minn.; other details were not revealed, citing his family’s desire for privacy.
‘8 CDs For A Penny’ Company Files For Bankruptcy
The parent company of Columbia House, the music-subscription king of the ’80s and ’90s, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Two NPR music editors remember the good and the bad.
B.B. King, Legendary Blues Guitarist, Dies At 89
The great bluesman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and toured relentlessly his whole life, wringing peerless emotion out of every note he played.
Musician Joni Mitchell Is ‘Awake And In Good Spirits’ In Intensive Care
The folk music icon was hospitalized in Los Angeles after being found unconscious in her home Tuesday.
Rap Mogul ‘Suge’ Knight Shot At West Hollywood Nightclub
The founder and CEO of Black Kapital Records and Death Row Records is reportedly out of surgery after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
Soul Singer Bobby Womack Dies At 70
The legendary singer rose to prominence with such hits as “Lookin’ For A Love” and “It’s All Over Now.”
Mapping Differences In America’s Musical Tastes, State By State
If you’re in the Pacific, there’s a better chance you’re nodding along with Cat Power rather than grooving to Fantasia — but that reverses if you’re across the country in the South Atlantic.
Last Of The ‘Sound Of Music’ Von Trapps Dies At 99
Maria Von Trapp, the last of the seven-member Trapp Family Singers that inspired the play and film, died on Tuesday at her home in Vermont.
Stolen Stradivarius Found By Milwaukee Police
The instrument, known as “Lipinski” was stolen from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s concert master last week.
5 Things To Know About The Grammy Awards Show
Among other things, Daft Punk is up for Album of the Year, the Beatles will get a Lifetime Achievement award and Madonna and Beyoncé might perform together.