Joni Mitchell Will Perform at the Grammys
The Canadian singer-songwriter joins a roster of performers at this Sunday’s awards, including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott, U2 and Billy Joel.
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Frank Farian, the Man Behind Milli Vanilli, Is Dead at 82
He had worldwide success with the disco group Boney M, but he was better known for a duo that had hit records but, it turned out, only pretended to sing.
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Peter Schickele, Composer and Gleeful Sire of P.D.Q. Bach, Dies at 88
He wrote more than 100 symphonic, choral, solo instrumental and chamber works. But he was better known, and celebrated, as a musical parodist. Who can forget “The Concerto for Horn and Hardart?”
Jelly Roll on the Grammys, Crying and His Rap Past
An interview with one of the year’s surprise success stories in the music industry, who’s become known as much for emotional openness as for hit songs.