'Swamp Rock' Master Tony Joe White Has Died At 75
The Louisiana native died of a heart attack at home in Leiper's Fork, Tenn. on Thursday.
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Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'
"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis, author of Lou Reed: A Life, told Fresh Air in 2017. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game."
Sinéad O'Connor Announces Conversion To Islam, Assuming New Name
The iconic Irish singer, now known as Shuhada' Davitt, proclaimed herself a Muslim on Thursday.
New Music Friday For Oct. 26: The 8 Albums You Should Hear Now
This week's batch of essential new albums includes Robyn's melancholy return to the dance floor, rock-and-roll madness from Ty Segall, the otherworldly voice of R&B singer NAO and more.
Jim James: Tiny Desk Concert
A single voice can send a powerful message - and that's just what Jim James did at the Tiny Desk, with just his voice and an acoustic guitar.
How Slick Rick And Queen Latifah 'Breathed Life Into Hip-Hop' In 1988
Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia of NPR's podcast What's Good explain why they think 1988 was a banner year for hip-hop.
Second Man Accuses Opera Star David Daniels Of Sexual Assault
For the second time in just over two months, famed opera star David Daniels has been accused of drugging and then sexually assaulting a young singer.
Could Future & Juice WRLD Be Trap's Trojan-Horse Advocates For Drug Policy Reform?
In three new videos from the addictive WRLD ON DRUGS, the trap stars collaborate to muddy the line between celebration and social commentary.
Hear Chris Cornell's Wrenching Cover Of 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
Cornell's performance of Prince's classic ballad, recorded live at SiriusXM in 2015, appears on an upcoming, career-spanning compilation of the late singer's work.