Nile Rodgers Named Chairman Of Songwriters' Hall Of Fame
The co-founder of ChicC, who has also worked with artists from David Bowie to Madonna to Daft Punk, will serve a three-year term.
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'Lost Album' Offers A Fresh Look At Peak Coltrane
A new album revives the lost tracks of a studio session Coltrane recorded with his quartet in 1963. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album is solid — but not revelatory.
PJ Morton: Tiny Desk Concert
New Orleans' native son brought his musical Gumbo — and a 10-piece orchestra — to the Tiny Desk for some well-seasoned soul and a lesson in creative freedom.
'Ain't Too Proud' Playwright Dominique Morisseau Tackles The Temptations Origin Story
Award-winning Detroit native Morisseau authored a new musical that goes behind the scenes of the Motown quintet's signature smooth tunes, as told through the eyes of founding member, Otis Williams.
50 Years On, The Band's 'Music From Big Pink' Haunts Us Still
Nobody witnessing the turmoil of 1968 was waiting around for a salve like "The Weight" — or could have predicted how fundamental those songs would become.
Yes, Smash Mouth Has Seen The 'All Star' Memes
Smash Mouth has recorded a new acoustic version of its 1997 debut album Fush Yu Mang. The 1990s ska-punk staples talk about songwriting, fan mail and all those "All Star" memes.
'I Lived Through All That?': The Temptations Musical Hits The High And The Low Notes
The memoir of the Motown group's co-founder, Otis Williams, plays out in Ain't Too Proud. Although the successes of the fractious group came at a cost, Williams says the power of their music lives on.
Yasmin Williams Transcends All Guitar Norms In Her Tiny Desk Contest Entry
Virginia's Yasmin Williams is a captivating acoustic finger-style guitarist who incorporates cello bows and tap shoes into making her sound.
Heavy Rotation: The Songs We're Obsessed With Halfway Through 2018
For this month's edition of Heavy Rotation, stations selected songs that their listeners couldn't get enough of during the first half of the year.
In The Shadow Of A Terrorist Attack, Rapper Is Targeted By France's Right Wing
French Muslim rapper Médine is set to perform at the Bataclan, the Paris venue attacked by Islamist terrorists in 2015. Some politicians condemn it, but some survivors say censorship isn't the answer.