From radio legend Mary Lucia to Justin Townes Earle, these books examine the price worth paying for a creative life ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 15: In 1882, tenor Henry Burr (born Harry McClaskey), the most prolific recording artist of his era, was born in St. Stephen, N.B. He recorded an estimated 12,000 ...

The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within. Bob Weir — the Grateful Dead’s ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd has “about 30 songs” written with late guitarist Gary Rossington that the band still hopes to record and release. In a recent conversation with French outlet Riff X, singer Johnny Van ...

Twenty-eight years ago today, the world lost one of the most influential piano players in the history of American music.

Seven years ago today, a songwriter who penned songs recorded by some of the biggest names in country music died.

The country music world lost a legend on Christmas day as Stu Phillips died. He was 92. Phillips was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry. The Opry acknowledged his death in a post on X and ...

The R&B world has had its share of heartbreak in 2025. And, sadly, another legend’s name has joined the list of those lost this year. As the clock quickly winds down and we approach 2026, the ...

Howie Klein, a veteran record executive, radio DJ and political activist who was a leader in the famously artist-friendly Warner Music family during its golden era of the 1980s and early ‘90s, died ...

As 2025 comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to honor the legendary musicians we lost this year. Each of these artists left an undeniable mark on the culture, and now is the time to give them ...

Joe Ely, the singer-songwriter who helped drive a new wave of Texas-based music that united rock and country fans in the 1980s and beyond, died Monday. The cause of death was complications from Lewy ...

Chris Rea, the British blues-rock singer known for hits such as "Fool (If You Think It's Over)," "Let's Dance" and the holiday classic "Driving Home for Christmas," has died. He was 74. Rea died on ...