Over three decades, she worked with superstars like Beyoncé and Mariah Carey, and faced claims of misogyny with her video for Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.”
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Carol Kaye Is Being Honored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She Doesn’t Care.
The pioneering session musician, 90, remains a fiercely independent thinker. “I have to do things the way I see fit.”
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Joe Stevens, Photographer of Rock’s Intimate Moments, Dies at 87
After a career shift, he became a fixture in the music world, capturing enduring images of David Bowie, John Lennon, the Sex Pistols and many others.
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10 Great Tracks From Major-Label Debuts
In honor of a gem from Alex G, listen to tracks from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith and more.
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Sonny Curtis Dies at 88; His Songs Included Mary Tyler Moore’s Theme
A prolific singer-songwriter who got his start with Buddy Holly, he also wrote “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and hundreds of other songs.
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A Benefit for the Palestinian Cause Filled an Arena. Are More Coming?
Onstage campaigning for an end to the war in Gaza is now common in the British music scene, and pro-Palestinian benefit shows can sell out huge venues.
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Why Russia Is Reviving a Cold War-Era Song Contest
On Saturday, Russia is hosting the Intervision Song Contest, with singers representing countries like China and Cuba. And the United States, too.
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As Farm Aid Reaches 40 Years, It Deals With Familiar Farming Crises
Saturday’s star-studded concert will air on TV for the first time in years as the hotline for farmers gets more calls about a mix of complicated problems.
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Regina Hall and Sheila E. Share a Birthday — and So Much More
The “One Battle After Another” actor and the Grammy award-winning musician on trusting God, playing against type and getting lost in the music.
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Mark Ronson Strolls Through His DJ Past in New Book ‘Night People’
On the streets of Lower Manhattan, the famed record producer looks for signs of those sweaty 1990s nights.
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Mark Ronson Strolls Through His DJ Past
On the streets of Lower Manhattan, the famed record producer looks for signs of those sweaty 1990s nights.
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How ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Winked at Gen X and Millennials
Jenny Han, the showrunner, handpicked music that referenced previous generations’ pop culture for Amazon Prime’s young adult drama.