The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

Let Me Be Your Star,” which evokes an actor’s longing to shine, has come a long way from its TV days. Here’s how the song ...

Paramore's Hayley Williams is helping her 78-year-old grandfather Rusty Williams release his debut album 50 years after it ...

Amazon’s sprawling Presidents’ Day CD & vinyl sale has landed and there's big money off releases by artists including ...

It was the first time an award for best classical solo vocal album went to music composed entirely by a Black woman.