What makes a power ballad? How is it defined? And what band is credited for releasing the first rock song so emotional it demanded the new label?

A university professor with ties to Montegut won a Grammy for a jazz piece.

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 ...

John Prine and Led Zeppelin don't have much in common, however, that didn't stop Robert Plan from gushing over the man's profound work.

Journey through William Grant Still’s Africa, a vivid orchestral portrait of an ancient land imagined from afar. It’s a ...