Dixie Chicks Host A Joyously Defiant Girls' Night Out In Nashville
On Wednesday night, during their first headlining tour in a decade, the Chicks showed off the many ways they've always been more than the usual Music City act.
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Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz Vibraphone Modernist, Has Died
The mallet percussionist released more than 40 albums and played on many classics of the 1960s and '70s, expanding the scope of what was possible on his instrument. He was 75.
Obama Releases His Summer Music Playlist
This is the second year in a row that President Obama has released his playlist to rave reviews. It features artists like Chance The rapper and the Beach Boys.
On The Steps Of Lincoln Center, A Choir The Size Of An Army
One thousand singers gathered Saturday to perform a new work by Pulitzer winner David Lang. Reporter Jeff Lunden was one of them.
Vibraphonist Lugs His Picnic-Table-Sized Instrument Around Chicago
For our summer series "The World's a Stage," we meet Preyas Roy, a man who plays the vibraphone on a busy Chicago street corner.
If At First (Or Fourth) You Don't Succeed, Join The Tanglewood Stage Crew
Percussionist Miles Salerni repeatedly auditioned to be a Fellow at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home, but was rejected. So he found another way in.
A Nod To Soul — Or Just Stealing? Ed Sheeran Faces Another Copyright Suit
The family of the co-writer of Marvin Gaye's 1973 soul classic "Let's Get It On" is alleging that the Sheeran song "Thinking Out Loud" sounds way too familiar.
Killing Me Sharply With Her Song: The Improbable Story Of Florence Foster Jenkins
A Manhattan socialite, who sold out Carnegie Hall in 1944 despite having a very dodgy voice, inspired a new movie starring Meryl Streep — and aided generations of actual singers.
Politics With A Backbeat: Hip-Hop Lyrics Weave In Trump, Clinton
David Greene talks to Allison McCann of the data website FiveThirtyEight about the way in which rappers have referenced Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in their songs over the years.
Why Taylor Swift Is Asking Congress To Update Copyright Laws
It's an ongoing standoff between musicians and Google's YouTube: Who should be responsible for removing unauthorized copies of songs posted online?