Apr 14 Watch 5:22 Acclaimed blues musician Nat Myers faces battle with a rare cancer By Tom Casciato In 2023, we told you about the debut of Nat Myers, an acclaimed blues musician from Kentucky. American Songwriter said his work "reverberates with the sound of a deep bluesman from the 20s and 30s." Special correspondent Tom Casciato has… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 4:23 Musician Nile Rodgers reflects on the roots of his artistry By Platon For decades, legendary photographer Platon has been taking portraits of some of the world’s most prominent people, from heads of state, to movie stars and everything in between. He recently started filming his photo shoots in which he gets his… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 7:27 Musicians push back on dwindling payments from streaming services By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Nearly every song ever recorded is available for about $12 a month, or free if you don’t mind the ads. But while the streaming giant Spotify has conquered the music industry, many of the artists responsible for the music on… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 3:15 Robert Trujillo's Brief But Spectacular take on manifesting a dream By Brief But Spectacular Robert Trujillo grew up in Santa Monica, California, where his passion for music set the stage for an extraordinary career. Today, he’s known as the bassist for Metallica, one of the biggest rock bands. He shares his Brief But Spectacular… Continue watching
Mar 02 Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash at age 63 By Associated Press Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn't Miss You,” was killed early Saturday in a car crash. Continue reading
Mar 01 Singer David Johansen, last surviving member of the New York Dolls, dies at 75 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, has died. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 8:09 Cimafunk describes his unique sound and how he's bringing Cuban music to the world By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations three years in a row. Blending genres from Latin rock to Afro-Cuban funk, he creates his own unique sound. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown and… Continue watching
Feb 18 Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio dies at 77 By Berenice Bautista, Associated Press Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio has died at the age of 77. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 9:01 'Poet of Havana' uses his music to address pain caused by politics By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport As Cuba stands to become even more isolated, many Cubans continue to leave and those who stay remain cut off from family in the United States. Carlos Varela, a singer known as “The Poet of Havana,” has been addressing the… Continue watching
Feb 06 Kendrick Lamar says he will bring his passion for storytelling to the Super Bowl halftime show By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Kendrick Lamar aims to infuse his Los Angeles hip-hop flavor into New Orleans while staying true to his storytelling roots during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime performance. Continue reading