Arts Sep 02 Jimmy Buffett, American singer of ‘Margaritaville’ fame, dies at 76 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Jun 16 Watch 8:32 John Legend embarks on a personal path for his new creative endeavor At 44, John Legend is the very portrait of success. He’s achieved the so-called EGOT, winning two Emmys, 12 Grammys, an Oscar and a Tony. He's the first Black man and second youngest person ever to do so. Now he’s… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts May 08 Watch 6:46 Singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan takes on Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ on latest tour It’s not unusual for a singer-songwriter to perform songs written by others. But it is unusual for an artist to take on performing an entire album’s worth of someone else’s material, particularly if that someone else is a giant of… By Tom Casciato
Arts Mar 31 Watch 9:39 Annie Lennox on her success in music and dedication to activism Her nearly five-decade career has taken Annie Lennox far from her working-class roots in Aberdeen, Scotland. Yet through intense years of recording and touring success, and more recently, dedicating herself to humanitarian causes, she insists she has always remained the… By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Jun 16 Watch 5:47 Mary Chapin Carpenter on ‘Songs from Home’ and a new album as a tonic for the times Five-time Grammy-winner Mary Chapin Carpenter has sold 15 million records and was scheduled to spend the summer touring and releasing a new album. But when the pandemic hit, she shifted to "Songs from Home" online, attracting a huge following. In… By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport
Mar 30 John Prine critically ill with COVID-19 symptoms By Associated Press The family of John Prine says the singer-songwriter is critically ill and has been placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 7:37 Jason Isbell’s ‘Nashville Sound’ conjures rural Americans and their concerns By PBS News Hour In both ballads and hard-charging rock songs, Jason Isbell's storytelling prowess has made him one of today's most acclaimed singer-songwriters. On his new album "The Nashville Sound," Isbell's songs are filled with rural country characters, and offer a reflection of… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 9:19 How Bruce Springsteen tackles truth, in song and memoir By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 22 For Hayes Carll, it’s ‘all for the sake of the song’ By Mike Fritz Hayes Carll has come a long way since his days of playing for brawling shrimpers in Texas. His latest album, "Lovers and Leavers," uses the loss of love (a recent divorce) and love for his son as motivation for lyrics that are… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:35 3 solo artists describe the ‘excellent exercise’ of musical collaboration By PBS News Hour hey were used to being in charge of their own voices, their own lyrics, their own paths. But recently, singers Neko Case, K.D. Lang and Laura Veirs put autonomy aside to form a single group. The goal was to create… Continue watching