The family of George Floyd plans to file a $250 million lawsuit against Ye
The announcement of the lawsuit comes after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, made comments about Floyd's death on the podcast Drink Champs.
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Meet this all-female thrash metal band from Lebanon in a new documentary
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Lilas Mayassi and Rita Baghdadi about the new documentary, "Sirens." Baghdadi profiles Mayassi's female thrash metal band, Slave to Sirens, known as Lebanon's first.
Joyce Wrice: Tiny Desk Concert
Clad in white and backed by a seven-piece band in all black, the effervescent R&B powerhouse delivered a set designed to make it difficult for anyone within earshot to keep still.
A Far Cry & Shara Nova, 'We are as paper'
Hear vocalist and composer Shara Nova in a mesmerizing moment from a new song cycle, The Blue Hour, written by five celebrated women.
Members of the K-pop band BTS announce Korean military service
Members of BTS say they will perform their mandatory military service. The move follows a debate in South Korea about whether pop stars should be allowed to defer service.
Utah man rents a billboard to draw attention to the name of a famous rock band
Cory Winn rented the billboard in Murray, Utah, to read WEEZER in comic sans font. A photo of the sign on social media caught the band's attention, and it rented a billboard in Murray to say thanks.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Fall Compilation
This week, host Fiona Ritchie revisits some recent releases from the summer to get you ready for some fall listening.
Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler
The Twitter competitor made the surprise announcement Monday, coming days after Ye's accounts on Twitter and Instagram were locked over a string of antisemitic posts
Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long?
As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard.
Mini-concert: Listening to Angel Olsen can be an emotional experience
In this mini-concert, Angel Olsen performs songs from her latest album, Big Time, recorded live at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif.