Pop Smoke, Rising New York Rapper, Dead At 20
The young rapper, who had just released his second mixtape, Meet The Woo 2, was reportedly killed in the early morning on Wednesday.
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Andrew Weatherall, Champion Of Underground Music, Dies At 56
DJ and artist Andrew Weatherall died Monday at 56. He was widely heralded in the electronic music world and was a hero of underground dance music.
Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo Founder, Dies At 78
The founder of the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which brought an innovative version of Zulu singing to a worldwide audience, died Tuesday in Pretoria. He was 78 years old.
Neil Innes, Monty Python Collaborator And Rutles Member, Dead At 75
The singer and writer performed in The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, appeared in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and later formed the Beatles pastiche, The Rutles, with Eric Idle.
Songwriter Allee Willis, Whose Work Spanned 'Friends' And 'The Color Purple,' Dies
Willis, 72, also worked with Earth, Wind & Fire. She says she learned from the band's Maurice White to "never let the lyric get in the way of the groove."
Roxette's Marie Fredriksson Dead At 61
As half of Roxette, Fredriksson was one of Sweden's most notable pop exports, selling tens of millions of albums and garnering several hit songs.
Joseph Wilson, Former Diplomat Who Challenged Basis Of The Iraq War, Dies At 69
In 2003, Wilson disputed President George W. Bush's claim that Iraq was buying uranium to build nuclear weapons. His comments led to the outing of his wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA operative.
Opinion: Remembering Cokie Roberts
NPR's Scott Simon remembers journalist and friend Cokie Roberts, who died this week at the age of 75.
John Ehle, Author And Founder Of UNCSA, Dies At 92
The founder of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts died Saturday. John Ehle was 92 years old.
It's hard to overstate Ehle's impact on Winston-Salem, or the arts.
How Recy Taylor Spoke Out Against Her Rape, Decades Before #MeToo
At the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey spoke of her gratitude to women whose names we'll never know. Then she said the name Recy Taylor, who died in December.