In 1986, the music scene shifted dramatically, featuring hits from Slayer to The Smiths, marking a blend of genres that ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to sportswriter Howard Bryant about Bryant's latest book "Kings and Pawns." ...

Following January’s rumors that Dua Lipa is negotiating to write and perform the theme song for Amazon-MGM's “Bond, James ...

It's a new year, and you know what that means: new music! Ok, so Kate Bush, Diana Ross and Paul Simon don't technically count ...

One of America’s greatest singer-songwriters, Paul Simon, who is set to receive a lifetime achievement award in late January, ...

Whether you lived through the year or just want to find out what you missed, here are 20 music milestones from 1976.

“Recently I’ve felt pessimistic about the world,” Dry Cleaning singer Florence Shaw says in regards to “Joy,” which closes their new album Secret Love that’s out this week. “The influence of what they ...

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel formed one of the most successful duos in music history. Their harmonies showed how two voices could intertwine and somehow bring more meaning out of lyrics than if they ...

Paul Simon once sang, “I am a rock, I am an island”—and he wasn’t lying. Simon’s songwriting brilliance is as complicated as the man himself. Beneath the chart-topping, era-defining music, he was a ...

As Paul Feig directed his latest film The Housemaid, he had a pie-in-the-sky idea for the song he wanted to accompany the shocking conclusion. During the movie’s red carpet premiere on Monday, the 4x ...

Every year, the Recording Academy hands out a handful of Lifetime Achievement Grammys. Some of the recipients are alive to get the award, and some are not. The Academy has unveiled the list of next ...