Listen To My Body Tonight: How Prince's Transgressive Spirit Broke Boundaries
In the nearly four decades of music Prince made, propriety and prejudice were regularly vanquished by good humor and elegant lust.
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Prince, Musician And Iconoclast, Has Died At Age 57
One reporter outside Prince's Paisley Park compound near Minneapolis said "even the journalists are hugging each other" after learning that Prince had died.
Music Fans Discover The South's Rich And Complex Heritage
Music promoter Ashley Capps tells Steve Inskeep that a musical renaissance is happening in the small-town South. Chris Green of Berea College weighs in on the origins of country music in Appalachia.
Kanye West And The Streaming Arms Race
West said his latest album would only ever be available on Tidal. Now that fans can hear it on other streaming services, he faces a lawsuit alleging he "tricked" people into signing up.
Can Pop Musicals Bring New Audiences To Broadway?
It's not just Hamilton: Some of the season's biggest shows feature original pop scores, including two written by real-life pop stars Sara Bareilles and Duncan Sheik.
Henry Threadgill Wins Music Pulitzer For 'In For A Penny, In For A Pound'
The saxophonist, flutist and beyond-jazz composer says the epic work frees up a method he'd developed over 15 years with his working ensemble Zooid.
A Remembrance For Chicago's Jazz Record Mart
People from all over the world went to visit the record store, which has closed after more than 60 years. In an age of online shopping, customers remember it as a unique brick-and-mortar experience.
'The World Is Absolute Nonsense': The Cosmic Quest Of Cate Le Bon
Welsh songwriter Cate Le Bon's stage name is a joke that went too far. For years, she celebrated her birthday on the wrong day. Like her life, her new album, Crab Day, is freewheeling but focused.
Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims
The same law firm that recently succeeded in releasing "Happy Birthday" from copyright rules is now hoping to do the same for the civil rights anthem.
'You Couldn't Help But Be The Student': Remembering Tony Conrad
David Grubbs, C. Spencer Yeh, Jennifer Walshe, Chris Forsyth and others pay tribute to the experimental composer and to his natural gifts as a mentor.