With Herb Alpert, Moss presided over one of the industry's most successful independent labels with hits by the Carpenters, the Police, Janet Jackson, Carole King, Janet Jackson and hundreds of others.
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on two years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, including the recent burning of musical instruments and equipment.
The rapper was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020 as they left a party in Los Angeles. Prosecutors argued that Tory Lanez had tried to turn public opinion against the victim.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer helped write the blueprint for Americana music, with songwriting credits including "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek."
In 1989, 2 Live Crew's As Nasty As They Wanna Be became the first album declared legally obscene, and the group's legal battles set a precedent for the rappers that followed.
The Chicago native, born Willie Perry Jr., wrote the song as an exercise track for his nephew in the late 1990s before it exploded in popularity and became a worldwide hit.
The four-time Grammy winning artist known for championing women and body positivity, denies allegations a lawsuit by former employees that they experienced weight-shaming and other troubling demands.
Cardi B was performing in Las Vegas when a fan threw a drink at her. Concertgoers have thrown objects at musical artists in several highly publicized instances in the past few months.
Andrade was a consummate nightclub artist who sang torridly of love in a husky voice. A fixture in her home country since the '60s, she became a sensation in the U.S. in the 1990s.
O'Connor, who had one of the biggest hits of the early 1990s with her version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," became as well known for her political convictions and the tumult in her life as for her songs.
