What's it like to be famous? These 13 new celebrity memoirs may clue you in
This year brings memoirs from more than a dozen famous names — from Brooke Shields and Dawn Staley to Bill Belichick and Lionel Ritchie.
Music & Culture
Dear listeners: 'Bambi' is whatever the band Anxious says it is
We hear from musicians Grady Allen and Dante Melucci from the band Anxious about their second album Bambi. The young hardcore act says it's their most authentic outing yet.
A battle-scarred Drake tries making love, not war
On the rebound from a public defeat, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U reverts to the sound of Drake's early years, charting a tentative course back toward the rap throne.
Receive $100,000, no questions asked. Just be a jazz legend.
This week, a new fellowship was announced that granted 20 jazz musicians of retirement age a gift of $100,000 each.
Leon Thomas: Tiny Desk Concert
Not even a snowstorm could keep Leon Thomas, the most exciting artist in R&B music today, away from the Tiny Desk.
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance echoes across the charts
Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl is paying dividends, as three of his albums find themselves in this week's top 10.
Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty of felony assault with a firearm
Jurors found Rocky, a rapper and the longtime partner of Rihanna, not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. He could have faced up to 24 years in prison.
Paul McCartney, live from New York: The easy genius of the cute Beatle
Last week, the hottest ticket in NYC wasn't the SNL 50th anniversary concert. It was the three nights Paul McCartney played at a tiny downtown venue that usually hosts up-and-coming indie rock bands.
How 'losing' the Tiny Desk Contest launched Yasmin Williams' music career
Northern Virginia guitarist Yasmin Williams shares how the Tiny Desk Contest changed her life — despite entering it twice and never winning.