Bob Dylan Sells Songwriting Catalog In 9-Figure Deal
Universal Music Publishing Group announced Monday that it had bought the lucrative publishing rights to over 600 Bob Dylan songs. The deal is worth a reported $300 million.
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Join NPR Music's Listening Party For The Top 5 Songs Of 2020
This Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music critics and contributors take us from Bad Bunny's dizzying opus "Safaera" to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's gloriously raunchy "WAP."
'Tripping With Nils Frahm': 4 Sweaty Berlin Nights Captured Onscreen
The new concert film, shot in 2018, shows one of the stars of the electronic and indie classical worlds in his element: a homebrewed nest of traditional and modern instruments working together.
'Song Of The Avatars' Resurrects Guitarist Robbie Basho's Lost Recordings
Basho helped invent the playing style known as American primitive, but his music was nearly forgotten after his death. Then a few years ago, a trove of never-before-heard recordings suddenly surfaced.
New Documentary 'Billie' Explores Mysteries Of Billie Holiday And Her Biographer
The film continues writer Linda Kuehl's unfinished investigation into Holiday's life through never-before-heard interviews with jazz luminaries, and explores her experiences with institutional racism.
Jazz Standard, One Of New York's Top Clubs, Closes Due To Pandemic
It is the first major jazz club in New York City to shut its doors permanently due to the coronavirus crisis. Its owners announced the club's closing on Wednesday, after more than two decades.
Fellow Tennessean Justin Timberlake Buys Family A Needed Van
Jake Stitt often sits outside his Tennessee home with a sign reading: Honk if you're happy. He has cerebral palsy, and a wheelchair accessible van was needed. A GoFundMe effort didn't cover the costs.
Rapper Bad Bunny Is Spotify's Most Streamed Artist Of 2020
The Puerto Rican rapper only performs in Spanish — a sign of the growing power of Hispanic music. It's the first time an artist who never sings in English tops the year-end list.
Music Review: Secretary Of State Pick Antony Blinken
The Biden administration's pick for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is a musician who's released two songs on Spotify under the name "ABlinken."
Bad Bunny Drops The Indie-fluenced 'El Último Tour Del Mundo'
The Puerto Rican star seems to have dug into the archives of his birth decade, the '90s, for sonic inspiration on his new album.