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John Legend, Common, the Weeknd, Lizzo, Jane Fonda, and others have signed a new open letter urging local governments to decrease police budgets in favor of spending more on health care, education, and other community programs. Others to sign the letter include Megan Rapinoe, Yada Shahidi, and Anthony Romero, the …

Krzysztof Penderecki, the influential Polish composer and conductor whose work featured in The Shining and The Exorcist, has died at the age of 86. The Ludwig van Beethoven Association, founded by Penderecki’s wife, Elzbieta, confirmed to the Associated Press that Penderecki died at his home an Luslawice, Poland following “a …

Manu Dibango, the acclaimed Cameroonian saxophonist whose 1972 hit, “Soul Makossa,” would later be sampled by Michael Jackson, Kanye West, and dozens of other musicians, died Tuesday due to complications from COVID-19. He was 86. A note on Dibango’s Facebook page confirmed his death, as well as the cause (Dibango …

So, How Was Your Decadeis a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Ever since Slipknot broke out in the late Nineties, frontman Corey Taylor has become …

The tears welled up in my eyes, then spilled onto my cheeks. How was this happening? I don’t cry. At least not when I’m being manipulated to feel a desired emotion. Not at sad moments in movies. Not at pathetic scenes on the sidewalk. Certainly not at ubiquitous heartbreak songs …

Since Eric Church released his new song “Desperate Man” earlier this July, the singer-songwriter has begun working it into his live shows. Last week, Church played a headlining concert at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Wyoming that included a blistering take on the single. With a vocal assist from …

Kim Gordon isn’t typically a list maker. “It’s sort of the thing I hate but once I start getting into it, it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, this is fun,’” she says with a laugh. “I started out with the theme of classic breakup songs, but then it kind of morphed into …

“This sounds like I’m full of shit,” Lori McKenna says, adding a dose of salt to her otherwise sweet, mom-next-door demeanor, “but I’m just so happy that I get to have music as a career.” Frankly, it’s hard to imagine a world in which anyone would ever doubt McKenna’s sincerity. …

UPDATE: The art gallery owner featured in the debut episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’sWho Is America?has responded to her segment, in which Cohen plays an ex-con looking to break into the art world as an artist whose medium is his own feces and sperm. “Sacha Baron Cohen owes me a …

Meek Mill has unveiled a new EP. Legends of the Summer is the rapper’s first project he has revealed since he was released from prison on bail in April. The four-track set includes his previously post-jail released single with Miguel, “Stay Woke.” The pair performed the track at the BET …