Arts Jul 17 Connie Francis, pop hitmaker who sang ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’, dies at 87 By Bob Thomas, Associated Press
Arts Dec 28 Watch 8:13 The chart-topping hits and breakthrough music artists of 2024 However you listened to music this year — streaming on an app or the old-fashioned way on a radio — 2024 saw breakthrough artists, chart-topping hits and a return of some top-tier legacy performers. Freelance music writer and critic Maura… By Stephanie Sy, Andrew Corkery
Arts Nov 29 Watch 6:53 New book explores roots of Western pop music and global influences that shaped it Western pop music has always been influenced by artists and styles from around the world. A new book aims to give those varied influences — all of them — their due. Special correspondent Tom Casciato has the story as part… By Tom Casciato
Arts Jan 01 Anita Pointer, one of The Pointer Sisters singers, dies at 74 Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, her publicist announced. By Associated Press
Arts Sep 29 Judge suspends Britney Spears’ father from conservatorship The move is a major victory for the singer, who pleaded in dramatic hearings in June and July that her father needed to be out. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Feb 09 Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76 By Associated Press Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:19 In Broadway musical, Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ becomes modern-day metaphor By Jared Bowen, WGBH Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill,” released in 1995, became the angry and raw soundtrack of a generation. Now, the Grammy-winning album -- which sold 33 million copies -- is the basis of a musical that just opened on Broadway. During… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 6:31 What George Michael’s career meant for music and sexuality By PBS News Hour One of pop’s biggest stars in the 1980s and '90s, George Michael died on Sunday at age 53. Michael shot to fame as a member of the duo Wham! and then embarked upon a successful solo career. Tim Teeman of… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Shimabukuro Leading a Ukulele Renaissance Jeffrey Brown talks to ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch The Year in Music Jeffrey Brown talks to the Los Angeles Times' Randall Roberts about the year in music. Continue watching