Opera Star Kiri Te Kanawa Has Retired
Although she already hasn't sung publicly in nearly a year, the 73-year-old lyric soprano from New Zealand told the BBC Wednesday morning: "That's it."
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China's Two Largest Tech Companies Sign A Deal Over The West's Biggest Music
A deal between China's dominant tech companies reveals a lot about the country's approach to policing culture.
Federal Judge Rules First Verse Of 'We Shall Overcome' Public Domain
The decision follows a year-long lawsuit filed by a documentarian against music publishers and folk singers, including the late Pete Seeger, who copyrighted the civil rights anthem in the 1960s.
Esperanza Spalding's 'Exposure': A Creative Marathon, Live In The Studio
Bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding will be in the recording studio for 77 hours, conjuring her next album out of thin air. We'll be watching closely — and so can you.
Esperanza Spalding Takes To Facebook Live To Record New Album 'Exposure'
Spalding will spend 77 hours creating her new album, "Exposure," and the entire session will be streamed for fans to see.
Don Williams, Laid-Back Country Legend, Is Dead At 78
The country legend behind "I Believe In You" and , whose career spanned five decades, died at home in Alabama after a short illness.
Political Donation By Warner Music Owner Leads To University Professor's Resignation
After learning that billionaire and Warner Music Group owner Len Blavatnik donated to President Trump's inauguration, a professor at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government has resigned.
All Songs +1: The Weird World Of 'Feature' Credits
How contributors are credited on albums can lead to fierce, behind-the-scenes battles. Reporter Peter Robinson from The Guardian helps us make sense of this funny little corner of the music business.
Mapping The Vast Influence Of Holger Czukay, Alchemist Of Krautrock Legends Can
Czaukay, who died Sep. 6 at his home — also his former band's studio — in Germany, was a classically trained musician whose influence seeped deeply into music history.
'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Lists His Wu-Tang Album On eBay
Fresh off a conviction for securities fraud, the pharmaceutical and hedge fund executive is selling Once Upon A Time In Shaolin..., the record he purchased for millions in 2015.