Pop and Rock Music – Page 269

Donna Summer’s Bedazzled Closet and Ephemera Will Go Up for Auction

Eleven years after her death, the disco legend’s family has combed through her possessions, deciding to sell many of her glittering dresses, manuscripts and paintings.

By Julia Jacobs

Blur (Music Group) Del Rey, Lana Folick, Miya Glover, Donald Hegarty, Antony (Anohni) Holter, Julia (1984- ) Pimienta, Lido Pop and Rock Music Rap and Hip-Hop Walker, Summer (Singer)

Blur Surprises With a Reflection on Fame, and 9 More New Songs

Hear tracks by Bad Bunny, Sparks, Anohni and the Johnsons and others.

By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz

Deaths (Obituaries) Pop and Rock Music Smiths, The (Music Group)

Andy Rourke, Bassist for the Smiths, Dies at 59

Mr. Rourke was a key, if habitually unsung, part of the influential British band’s success. He died of pancreatic cancer, his bandmate Johnny Marr said.

By Alex Marshall

Loneliness Music Philosophy Pop and Rock Music Psychology and Psychologists

Why Do We Listen to Sad Songs?

Not because it makes us sad, but because it connects us to other people, some researchers suggest.

By Oliver Whang

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