The rapper was shot and killed during an apparent robbery, police said.

Noted blues sideman performed with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon

“Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album” was cut by the saxophonist’s classic quartet two years before “A Love Supreme.” Then it was stashed away.

It is now official - there are over 8,000 registered rappers with "Lil" before their names on Spotify. If that were not enough, at least three more "Lil" rappers are added every year. Lil Wayne appears to be the most streamed "Lil" rapper of all time, followed closely by Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Yachty. With the birth of Soundcloud era of rap, the amount of "Lil" rappers in the world appears to have grown significantly. As such, it has almost become a joke in the rap world. But whether you like or not, it is now a central piece of contemporary rap culture.

If her new album says anything, it’s that all she ever needed to be was herself.

Andrea Motis, Joan Chamorro Quintet & Scott Hamilton

Roll over, Beethoven. Elvis Presley too. Female singers with upbeat dance songs are far more likely to make the bestseller music charts, according to new findings by University of California, Irvine researchers. Yet the number of happy songs has declined in recent years, while more negative tunes are increasing.

2003

The Lady & The Cat

"Girls Like You” is out now.

Have you ever been listening to a great piece of music and felt a chill run up your spine? Or goosebumps tickle your arms and shoulders?

Hiro Murai is having a moment. We’re nearing the halfway point of 2018 and you could make the case that the Tokyo-born director is the filmmaker of the year, and he hasn’t even made a feature. Between several exceptional episodes of Atlanta—including the haunting, beguiling “Teddy Perkins”—a couple of solid outings orchestrating the increasingly violent action on Barry, and the starkly confrontational video for Childish Gambino’s new single...

Randomness

The Irish musician, who was 46, led the band to international success in the 1990s.

The critics seem to have it out for Justin Timberlake, no matter how hard he tries. It’s safe to say that whether deserved or not, the rollout for his album Man of the Woods has been somewhat of a disaster. First, there is the album itself, which has earned, for the most part, poor reviews. Pitchfork was the harshest.

Film composer John Williams has revealed he will only write the music for one more Star Wars movie. The composer, who has written the music for Harry Potter, Indiana Jones and Schindler’s List, recently spoke to California radio station KUSC, and said he wouldn't write any more music for the Star Wars franchise after Episode IX, which is expected in 2019.

Postmodern Jukebox ft. Haley Reinhart

Jefferson Airplane

IRON BUTTERFLY - 1968

Paint music. Only thing is that I always start air-guitaring and singing slightly too enthousiastic. From the album "Jazz" (1978).

Full album. That moment when it is hard to choose just one track from an overall excellent classic... :-)

When composer Daniel Steibelt challenged one of the greatest composers and pianists who has ever lived to a duel, he actually believed he might win, writes John Suchet. Who was Daniel Steibelt? A native of Berlin, Daniel Steibelt was one of Europe's most renowned piano virtuosos. He was a typical Prussian - formal, correct, proper. In 1800 he came to Vienna, no doubt with the aim of advancing his musical reputation.

For the first time in two decades, a huge number of books, films, and other works will escape U.S. copyright law.

From the album "Drukqs" (2001)