Music & Musicians

David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls, has died.

Court records show Drake has reached a settlement with iHeartMedia in his ongoing legal dispute over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Award-winning singe-musician Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the Kennedy Center, which has been in upheaval since President Donald Trump took office.

The protest album features recordings of empty studios and performance spaces and was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws.

A Missouri woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property.

Wu-Tang Clan is forever, but their touring days are coming to an end.

Singer Roberta Flack, who was best known for her hits “Killing Me Softly with His Song” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” is dead at 88.

Roberta Flack has died at 88. The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits.

“My dream is finally becoming a reality,” Billy McFarland, the founder of the controversial festival, told TODAY.

Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On Yourself,” has died at age 85.

An attorney representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking case announced that he is stepping down as counsel.

Cynthia Erivo will star as Jesus in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar,” slated to run at the beginning of August at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Mexican singer Francisca Viveros Barradas, widely known as Paquita la del Barrio, has died, according to a statement on the beloved entertainer’s social platforms.

The motion also suggests that someone else may have orchestrated the shooting and that witnesses who could testify on the matter are being interviewed.

Lady Gaga recently shared insight into why she almost quit music early in her career and how she now knows walking away was never an option. 

In a letter to congressional leaders obtained by NBC News, music stars like Aerosmith, Barbra Streisand, Céline Dion, Gloria Estefan, James Taylor, Jelly Roll, Lil Jon, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mariah Carey argue they are missing out on potentially billions of dollars of royalties they feel they are entitled to and want radio stations to pay them.

Maná is considered by many to be one of — if not the — greatest Spanish-language rock band of all time, winning countless awards and selling out stadiums worldwide. On Wednesday, news broke of the Mexican rock band’s latest historic achievement — becoming the first Spanish-language rock band to be nominated for the prestigious Rock & Roll Hall of Fame....

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

“This merchant did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms so we removed them from Shopify,” the company said in a statement to NBC News.

The Kendrick Lamar – Drake beef began more than 10 years ago, and spawned Lamar’s Grammy-winning diss track, “Not Like Us,” which was performed at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.