How does a Latin-pop superstar spend lockdown? Hanging out with his girlfriend, watching ‘Toy Story’ and surprising the world.

A profile of Little Richard in the last years of his life, confined to a wheelchair and living in the penthouse suite at the Hilton in downtown Nashville.

One man’s quest to save the music of the Holocaust.

Three nights with 311 in the waning moments of free American life.

A singer keeps getting close to stardom. And then something falls apart.

The life of Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger, who died from COVID at age 52.

National economies collapse; species go extinct; political movements rise and fizzle. But—somehow, for some reason—Weird Al keeps rocking.

A profile of Bill Withers at 76.

She tore up a picture of the pope. Then her life came apart. These days, she just wants to make music.

For years, the elusive singer-songwriter has been working, at home, on an album with a strikingly raw and percussive sound. But is she prepared to release it into the world?

Three days in the creative wilderness with Francis Farewell Starlite, the reclusive muse to Kanye West, Bon Iver and Drake.

How Post Malone became pop’s king of heartbreak.

On the best Super Bowl halftime show.

An interview with Allee Willis, the late songwriter behind Earth Wind & Fire’s “September” and the Friends theme song, on creating the world you want to live and work in and throwing virtual parties.

The musician visits the Los Angeles of his youth and says goodbye to the past.

After faking his entire career and becoming a viral sensation, the heavy metal singer shares his side of the story.

An oral history of Lilith Fair.

The singer spends most of her time at home, working on a new album. That doesn’t mean she’s not paying attention.

Prince had grand plans for his autobiography, but only a few months to live.

A Swiss chateau. A Broadway musical all about her. And absolutely nothing she has to do.

How legends of the American music industry made millions off the work of Solomon Linda, a Zulu tribesman who wrote “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and died a pauper.

“Neil Young is crankier than a hermit being stung by bees. He hates Spotify. He hates Facebook. He hates Apple. He hates Steve Jobs. He hates what digital technology is doing to music.”

How David Bazan’s music inspired a generation of young, questioning Christians.

A profile of the 17-year-old star.

How a Northern Californian rapper ended up facing life after being hired to produce a CD titled Generations of United Norteños – Till Eternity that may have served as a recruiting tool for the prison gang Nuestra Familia.