A-list producer Don Was talks Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, B-52s, Scott Weiland and his Pan-Detroit Ensemble tour.

The funk masters’ only surviving original member explains the humble beginnings of most of their hits, how they put them ...

As we get going in 2026, the following is a look back at the stars and influential members of the R&B community who died across the past year. Check out the list below: Randy Brown sadly joined the ...

Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died. He was 65. The band announced his death on their official website on Friday. "It is with ...

The former lead singer of a popular Scottish rock band has responded to being replaced after a decade with the group. Carl Sentance has spoken out after Nazareth replaced him with new lead singer ...

To a certain extent, bands are like businesses. If one piece isn’t working, then the rest of the organization is dysfunctional. What do you do with that broken piece? Well, you replace it, of course.

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 ...

Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. He was 51. TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with ...

The long-awaited Season 14 return of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” is just a few weeks away, and Variety can exclusively reveal three more costumes: Eggplant, Owl and “14 Karat Carrot” (yes, a nod to the ...

While Reiner is known as a heavyweight director and actor, having directed “When Harry Met Sally,” “A Few Good Men,” and “Misery,” his wife, Michele Singer, also had a career behind the camera. Before ...

Film director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday, TMZ reports. Los Angeles Fire Department reportedly responded to a call at the house around ...

The Miami-born, Cuban American musician, who died Dec. 8, played music that embraced Latin rhythms, roots, rock 'n' roll, and country. Originally broadcast in 1995. This is FRESH AIR. I'm TV critic ...