Françoise Hardy, Moody French Pop Star, Dies at 80
In later years, as illness overtook her — she was diagnosed with cancer in 2004 — she retreated into astrology and gloomy autobiographical writings....
Taylor Swift Bests K-Pop Band to Stay No. 1 for Seventh Week
Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” is the No. 1 album once again, leading the Billboard 200 chart for a seventh straight time.Since it...
Norman Carol, Violinist in Historic Concert in China, Is Dead at 95
Norman Carol, a former violin prodigy who was first chair and concertmaster for the acclaimed Philadelphia Orchestra for nearly three decades, accompanying it on...
The Constant Metamorphosis of Nona Hendryx
She once called the song, a No. 1 hit in 1975, “catchy, corny and commercial,” but loved the way it united the Black, gay,...
Jean-Philippe Allard, Jazz Producer and Musicians’ Advocate, Dies at 67
From the start, his interests veered far from the professional middle-class ideal. In his teens he read Rimbaud’s verse and the famous jazz hipster...
