Due to The Who's concept album and film, 'Tommy', Gene Simmons and KISS aimed to create something similar, but it never came ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 8: In 1921, Canadian soprano Beatrice LaPalme, one of the most sought-after artists of her generation, died in Montreal at the age of 42. In 1923, Canadian soprano ...

Backstory: From being out of town the day the Palisades fire started to reports her fire department glossed over serious ...

Filmmakers David Lynch and Rob Reiner were among the noteworthy and influential people who died in 2025 where the deaths ...

Brigitte Bardot was the last living woman on the list of 59 people mentioned in the Piano Man's 1989 chart-topper.

From Sly Stone of the Family Stone to Ozzy Osbourne, we remember some of the musicians lost in 2025. A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 31: In 1776, the earliest cantata to be mentioned in Canadian historical documents was performed in Quebec City to mark the first anniversary of the repulsion of U.S.

A look back at the famous faces we lost in 2025, from global icons to beloved UK stars across film, TV, music and sport.

Whether or not you consider Wham!'s "Last Christmas" a gay song depends on how you see its lyrics and its creator. The 1984 Wham! song “Last Christmas” has become a regular holiday favorite among ...

When people look back at the biggest hits of a long bygone year, they tend to find more songs they don’t remember than they might expect. Just because everyone was talking about a song at the time, ...

One of Ace Frehley’s legendary “Smoker” guitars, which he used during Kiss’ 2000-2001 Farewell Tour, is headed to auction. The custom-made sunburst Gibson Les Paul “Smoker” guitar, signed by Frehley, ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...