For Her 'SNL' Debut, Phoebe Bridgers Goes Bigger Than Ever
The singer located the loudest moments from Punisher and cranked them farther than they've gone before — complete with a moment of guitar-smashing mayhem.
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Music Venue Owners And Artists Reflect On How The Pandemic Changed Their Industry
NPR's Audie Cornish checks in with music venue owners & artists to gauge how they're managing during the pandemic and what funding from the Save Our Stages Act would do for the live music industry.
Jim Weatherly, Who Wrote 'Midnight Train To Georgia,' Dies At 77
The former Ole Miss quarterback wrote hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips during the 1970s. His songs were also recorded by Glen Campbell, Charley Pride and Indigo Girls.
Country Star Morgan Wallen Suspended By Label, Dropped By Radio, CMT After Using Slur
The moves came after TMZ posted a video of the fast-rising country star using a racial slur.
New Album, 'Sounds Of The Unborn,' Gets A Prenatal Assist
Luca Yupanqui recorded her contributions to the album while still in the womb. For the recording sessions, her parents used "biosonic MIDI technology" to translate Luca's movements into musical notes.
Dolly Parton Says She Turned Down Presidential Medal Of Freedom — Twice
The singer says she was offered the honor by the Trump administration but was unable to accept, first because her husband was ill and then because the pandemic made traveling to the ceremony unsafe.
Evan Rachel Wood Names Marilyn Manson As Abuser
The Westworld actor alleged that Brian Warner, better known as industrial-rock musician Marilyn Manson, was her abuser, naming him for the first time in a statement posted to Instagram.
Double K, People Under The Stairs Rapper And Producer, Dead At 43
The LA-born and bred artist, alongside partner Thes One, influenced the sound of West Coast rap around the turn of the century.
Tony Bennett Has Alzheimer's Disease
In a profile of the iconic 94-year-old singer for AARP The Magazine, Bennett's wife says he was diagnosed in 2016. While the disease progressed, he recorded a new album of duets with Lady Gaga.
Playlist: Haitian Rhythms And The Music Of New Orleans
Haiti's influence on one of America's most musical cities is explored in a new audio documentary, Kanaval, hosted by Leyla McCalla and produced by WXPN.