Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77
Costa's voice was a key part of the sound that combined Brazilian pop music, psychedelic rock and the avant-garde in the late 1960s.
Obituaries
A woman who won a landmark civil rights case for people with disabilities has died
Lois Curtis, the Georgia artist with an intellectual disability who brought a landmark civil rights lawsuit, has died at the age of 55. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Nov. 5, 2022.)
Mimi Parker, vocalist and drummer of the minimalist rock band Low, has died
The vocalist and drummer for the hauntingly minimalist rock band Low died on Saturday. She had been living with ovarian cancer.
Takeoff leaves an unparalleled legacy in hip-hop
Following the death of hip-hop artist Takeoff, a member of the group Migos, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with host of Rap Radar, Elliott Wilson about his legacy and what his death means for the genre.
Singer and rapper Aaron Carter dies at 34
Carter had his first hit when he was just 9 years old. He went on to tour with his older brother's band, the Backstreet Boys, release four studio albums and appear on Dancing with the Stars.
Migos rapper Takeoff's legacy
Takeoff, who was one-third of the rap group, Migos, died earlier this week after being shot in Houston, Texas.
Lois Curtis, who won a landmark civil rights case for people with disabilities, died
Lois Curtis, an artist with an intellectual disability who brought a landmark civil rights lawsuit that gave people with disabilities the right to live outside of institutions, has died.
Gay country music icon Patrick Haggerty died Monday at age 78
Country music artist and activist Patrick Haggerty died Monday at age 78.
D.H. Peligro, drummer for punk band the Dead Kennedys, died Friday at age 63
D.H. Peligro, the longtime drummer for the iconic punk band the Dead Kennedys, died Friday at age 63.
Lavender Country's Patrick Haggerty was embraced as gay country music's radical elder
Lavender Country's 1973 debut is considered the first openly gay country album. After the record was reissued in 2014, fans and fellow artists came to embrace Haggerty, who died Monday, as a pioneer.