Music

The jazz pianist defied classification while steadfastly affirming her roots in the hard-bop tradition of her native Detroit. She died Tuesday in Philadelphia.

The visual world around Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. continues to grow, his videos tunneling inward as they progress stunningly outward.

DiFranco's 20th studio album is textured and ambitious. In this session, she performs two songs and shares some personal stories about her childhood and the relationships she's sought out.

The boundary-pushing hip-hop producer's debut album is inspired by, and designed for, the stage. Denzel Curry guests on the polyrhythmic cut.

With a looping station nicknamed "Loop Bryan," Hayes performed material from his two mixtapes at CMA Fest 2017. Here, he talks about writing songs whose unvarnished specificity makes them relatable.

Noise-rock thrives on ugly. It is the parasitic, shape-shifting monster of music, and Couch Slut is here to explosively mutate into a creature from The Thing.

After more than 17 years with the company, Westergren announced he would be stepping down as CEO and exiting the company's board.

Featuring members of Pygmy Lush and Flasher, Big Hush's first two cassettes are getting pressed to vinyl as Spirit/Wholes, with a new song included that feels like a major step-up.

Staples follows the release of his anticipated Big Fish Theory with a visit to Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show.