A little Memphis funk made its way to Northwest Arkansas this week, and it’s all in the name of innovation. James Alexander, ...

While some of our greatest writers and thinkers were busy debating about whether or not good art can come out of the pandemic, a Duke librarian was quietly creating a Kraftwerk-adjacent library ...

Songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

After getting her start performing in coffee shops and nightclubs in her native Canada, Mitchell would go on to set a new standard marrying music and lyrics. With such songs as “Both Sides, Now,” ...

"Someday I'll wish upon a star + wake + find the darkness far behind me," E. Y. (Yip) Harburg scrawled in pencil on a piece of yellow legal paper. And so was born a classic. By Paul Grein The Library ...

The catchy and infectious earworm song that plays on a continuous loop in the “It’s a Small World” attraction at Disneyland has been deemed culturally and historically significant by the United States ...

Enjoy an all-star tribute to Smokey Robinson, the 2016 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. “Smokey Robinson: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song,” ...

WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — From Sept. 2 to Oct. 12, submissions are open for Kent District Library‘s annual Vibes program, an online platform that supports local musical artists. “It is basically our ...

Nature lovers can learn how to identify birds by song during a free program at 6:30 p.m. May 22 at Mentor Public Library’s Lake Branch, 5642 Andrews Road in Mentor-on-the-Lake. Lisa Rainsong will ...

Joni Mitchell will receive the Library of Congress‘ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, with plans for a tribute concert in Washington, D.C. that will air on PBS stations on March 31. Carla Hayden, the ...

Since the 1960s, Mitchell has been one of the most influential singer songwriters in popular music. We'll listen back to her 2004 Fresh Air interview. This is FRESH AIR. Since the late 1960s, Joni ...