Jessi Zazu, Singer For Those Darlins, Has Died At 28
A forceful voice in the Nashville rock scene, Zazu made her battle against cervical cancer public last December.
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From Baptist Roots To The Bedroom, Demo Taped Gives His Electro Groove A Gospel Redux
The Atlanta anomaly and Young Thug labelmate faces his anxieties on new single, "Insecure."
Songs We Love: Giraffage, 'Maybes (Feat. Japanese Breakfast)'
Charlie Yin (aka Giraffage) blends the whimsical melodies of '80s Japanese house music with contemporary R&B to create a sound that's inextricably modern.
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."
Shocking Omissions: 'Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album'
The album, with its star-studded tracklist featuring only women, isn't just one of the most successful soundtracks ever made, but a beloved, standalone R&B album.
L.A. Salami: Tiny Desk Concert
The story songs and poetry of Lookman Adekunle Salami, who writes and records as L.A. Salami, recall the brilliant and epic ramblings of Bob Dylan.
Watch Depeche Mode's Moody And Celestial Elegy To Dying Love
In the band's latest video, for the song "Cover Me," enduring a broken heart is like a rudderless drift through the icy, airless emptiness of outer space.
New Mix: Billy Corgan, Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy, Wolf Alice, More
This week's essential new music includes a piano ballad from Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, a powerful look at race relations in America from soul singer Mavis Staples and more.
Ride On World Cafe
One of the definitive bands in 1990s shoegaze, Ride is back with a new album called Weather Diaries. Hear a World Cafe performance and interview.
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.