Yuja Wang, after a rehearsal in Bucharest, Romania in 2013. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A portrait of Peter Green, guitarist and co-founder of rock band Fleetwood Mac, c. 1968. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Eddie Stubbs has been the voice of the Grand Ole Opry for 25 years, but July 29 will be his final broadcast. Rick Diamond/Getty Images hide caption
Patrick Ellis worked at Howard University radio station for over 40 years. "He would play music that touched him," says one colleague. "He would play music that he knew touched his audience." WHUR hide caption
Remembering Radio Host Patrick Ellis, Who Brought The 'Gospel Spirit' To D.C.
British musician Peter Green, guitarist and co-founder of rock band Fleetwood Mac, circa 1968. Green's family announced his death on Saturday. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
The Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County, Pa., created conditions for its inhabitants to become the first known female composers in America. Doug Kerr/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A New Album Re-Creates The Work Of The 1st Known Female Composers In America
Taylor Swift's new album, Folklore, is out now. Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Annie Ross, photographed on March 1, 1956 backstage at St. Martins Theatre in West London. Mirrorpix/Getty Images hide caption
The inside of xBk, Tobi Parks' music venue in Des Moines, Iowa. Without help, hers and thousands of other small, independent spaces across the country are at risk of closing. Tobi Parks hide caption
In a string of deleted tweets, rapper Kanye West claimed that his wife Kim Kardashian was trying to get him hospitalized, following a campaign rally he held on Sunday. Jean-Baptiste LaCroix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A parking lot in Nashville, photographed on Mar. 31, 2020, after Tennessee's governor issued a stay-at-home order in response to the developing coronavirus crisis. Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images hide caption
On her first album, Rina Sawayama blends metal and pop and tackles serious issues."It was such a risk to be a musician that I didn't want to do fluffy pop songs and hope it cut through," she says. Hendrik Schneider /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rina Sawayama Wants Her Success To Make Space For Asian Women In Pop Music
July 21 is the centennial of the birth of Isaac Stern. The violinist worked with his contemporaries, like Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein, and went on to mentor the next generation of musicians. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption
Eric Whitacre Marc Royce/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Singing In The Dark Times: Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir Takes On New Meaning
"I feel like it was better for the longevity of this band, believe it or not, to have gone through something like that," Emily Strayer says of The Chicks' cancellation. "It makes you even stronger." Philippa Price/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at a news conference in Sydney earlier this week. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption
Ten artists from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean recorded tracks using birdsong from their country, with all profits of the vinyl and digital release going to bird conservation projects. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A New Album Turns The Sound Of Endangered Birds Into Electronic Music
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion, performing in Miami in January. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
The trumpeter Eddie Gale, who worked with the likes of Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor, passed away on July 10 at the age of 78. Getty Images hide caption
Lianne La Havas. Hollie Fernando/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Activity manager Robert Speker worked with residents at England's Sydmar Lodge care home to re-create iconic album covers. Due to COVID-19, residents have been locked down in the facility for months. Screengrab by NPR/Robert Speker on Twitter hide caption
Los Angeles police say they have arrested five people in connection with the February shooting death of rapper Pop Smoke. The late musician is seen here during Paris Fashion Week's men's fall-winter shows in January. Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images hide caption