Protesters attend a rally against a death sentence given to Toomaj Salehi, a popular rapper in Iran, and to support to the women of Iran, in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Iran's Supreme Court overturned Salehi's death sentence on Saturday, June 22, 2024, his lawyer Amir Raisian said. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption
Travis Scott performs in Austin, Texas, in October 2018. Scott was arrested on Thursday for drunken intoxication at the Miami Beach Marina. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Taylor Swift on stage in France in May, during the European leg of her Eras Tour. Since its release in April, Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, has been the top album in the United States for eight consecutive weeks. Julien de Rosa/Getty Images hide caption
Wynton Marsalis performs during "Live from Here" at The Town Hall on Oct. 12, 2019, in New York City. Taylor Hill/Getty Images hide caption
Justin Timberlake, pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March, has been arrested for driving while intoxicated. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
George Strait performs at the Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration Of The Life & Music Of Loretta Lynn at the Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 30, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
The four original members of R.E.M. — Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry and Peter Bucks — reunited and performed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. L. Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame hide caption
Eminem, performing here during the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in 2022, returns to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week with "Houdini." Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption
The French singer and actress Francoise Hardy wearing a fur coat in Piazza Sant'Ambrogio. Milan, 1960s (Photo by Mondadori via Getty Images) Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori via Getty Images/Mondadori Portfolio Editorial hide caption
Marian Anderson arrives in London in 1952. On June 8, 2024, the Philadelphia Orchestra named its main performance hall in her honor. Douglas Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Taylor Swift performs in France during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour on June 2. Jeff Pachoud/Getty Images hide caption
Fat Joe arrives at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. The Bronx-born rapper sat with NPR's A Martínez to discuss how he advocates for price transparency and what he wants politicians in D.C. to do about it. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, a producer and songwriter for Beyoncé and Rihanna seen here at the 65th Grammy Awards, was sued in federal court Tuesday by a former protégée. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Artist Scott Kildall waves his microcontroller over a Joshua tree, recording wavelengths of light that are not perceptible by humans. Carlos Jaramillo for NPR hide caption
In this photo illustration, a Ticketmaster website is shown on a computer screen on Nov. 18, 2022, in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
"This is the first project that we write together where we’re not romantically together,” says Maria Zardoya of The Marías.
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Post Malone (left) and Morgan Wallen on the red carpet at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on November 8, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
From left, Wu-Tang Clan members RZA, Ghostface Killah, director Sacha Jenkins and Wu-Tang Clan members U-God, Cappadonna and Masta Killa pose at the premiere of "Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men" during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 28, 2019, in Park City, Utah. Arthur Mola/Invision/AP hide caption
Penny Harrison and her son Parker Harrison rally against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol last year. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
A sixth lawsuit against the rap mogul alleges that he drugged a model before assaulting her. Scott Dudelson/Getty Images hide caption
Bad Bunny performs on SNL on Oct. 21, 2023. NBC/WIll Heath/NBC hide caption
A new album by pianist Inna Faliks features world premiere recordings of works by five composers. Rosalind Wong/Inna Faliks hide caption