Why Do We Need Dolly To Be A Saint?
Media outlets have become so quick to feed the public feel-good stories about the singer that routine fact-checking seems to be getting overlooked, as a recently viral story shows.
Music
Joy Oladokun: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Watch the folk-soul singer-songwriter perform four songs from her new album, in defense of my own happiness.
In Chucky Thompson, Black Music Found A Borderless, Million-Selling Sound
The producer, who died this month at 53, crafted career-defining records by Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G., armed with a desire to understand his artists as people first.
Semler, 'Jesus From Texas'
This #NowPlaying discovery of Semler comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.
India Shawn, 'Don't Play With My Heart'
Shawn's latest single and its video are '70s nostalgia at its finest, with a stank-face-inducing bassline provided by D'Mile.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Carry The Torch
This week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock features Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd, Caroline Keane and The Shee.
How A Joke TikTok About Country Music Stereotypes Hit The Radio
Country artist George Birge saw a popular TikTok skewering the way men in his genre write music and decided to issue himself a songwriting challenge. The result? "Beer Beer, Truck Truck."
R. Kelly's Trial Has Begun. The Singer Faces Decades Of Sex Abuse Charges
The charges that R. Kelly faces in New York include racketeering "to prey upon young women and teenagers" and sexually trafficking these girls and women between states.
R. Kelly's Trial For Charges Including Sex Trafficking Has Begun
Opening statements have begun in the federal trial of R. Kelly, who faces charges of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, kidnapping, forced labor and sexual trafficking across state lines.
säje, 'Wisteria'
The four-voiced juggernaut explores the edges of jazz and pop. "Wisteria" is a love letter of sorts for the vocal ensemble and what it represents.