Mr. Mathis, 89, a pioneer of romantic ballads, is leaving the stage because of his age and memory problems, his website said.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Lucy Dacus on the Art of Frames (and Busting Out of Them)
The singer and songwriter chats about the movies (“Paris, Texas”), music (SZA) and books (“Healing Back Pain”) that shape her world as she releases her fourth LP.
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Maren Morris Lifts Herself Up, and 10 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Mumford & Sons, Mon Laferte, the Swell Season and others.
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Patti Smith Honored by Rock Royalty, Including Bruce Springsteen, at Carnegie Hall
Celebrated artists and actors, including Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe and Scarlett Johansson, took the stage in tribute.
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Scowl Made Hardcore Purists Angry. Now the Band Is Doubling Down.
The punk band fronted by Kat Moss wound its way from a local scene to national attention. Its second album, “We Are All Angels,” unpacks the pain of the journey.
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Herb Greene, Who Photographed the Grateful Dead and Other 1960s Rock Acts, Dies at 82
One of the first to shoot the Grateful Dead, he also memorably chronicled many of the other bands that were on the scene in the late 1960s.
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Bon Iver Is Happy (and Sexy) Now. It Took a Lot of Work.
The singer and songwriter Justin Vernon’s fast success led to unexpected opportunities and emotional depletion. His next LP, “Sable, Fable,” is a moment of reinvention.
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6 (Up-tempo) New Songs You Should Hear Now
Get your blood pumping with the latest tracks from Chappell Roan, J Noa, Illuminati Hotties and more.
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Girls to the Front: Punk Pioneers Are Coming to Lincoln Center
The institution’s annual American Songbook series honors “singer outsiders” including Fanny and Poly Styrene in events curated by Kathleen Hanna and Tamar-kali.
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Brian James, Pioneer of Punk Rock, Is Dead at 70
As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.
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Marty Callner, Director of Comedy Specials and Music Videos, Dies at 78
At HBO in the late 1970s, he established the template for presenting stand-up on the small screen. He then became a mainstay of MTV in its early days.
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Mariah Carey Did Not Copy ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ From Earlier Hit, Judge Rules
Two songwriters had filed a $20 million lawsuit accusing her of infringing on their copyright of a song with the same name: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”