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Bright Eyes are calling in from the end of the world on latest track "One and Done." Shawn Brackbill/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jimmy Cobb was the last surviving member of what's often called Miles Davis' First Great Sextet. Gai Terrell/Redferns hide caption
Noah Cyrus' new EP The End of Everything incorporates contemporary pop, country, the gospel music of her grandfather and is inspired by a YouTube video about the end of the universe. Brian Ziff/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Margo Price performing at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. in May 2018. Chris Phelps/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Actors from season two of Succession have no idea what an unforgettable song they are about to hear. Graeme Hunter/HBO hide caption
Jason Molina's Eight Gates comes out August 7. Aidan Moffat/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jorge Santana. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
An undated shot of the bucolic Tanglewood grounds and the Koussevitzky Music Shed. Courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra hide caption
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kraftwerk standing in phone booths in Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, September 1981. Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images hide caption
A common street scene in New York's Theater District: a completely empty street, shot on May 6. Broadway theaters will remain shuttered until at least early September. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Phillipa Soo (from left), Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos attend Miranda's final performance of Hamilton on Broadway, on July 9, 2016. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images hide caption
Dee Dee Bridgewater is a member of a new group called the Jazz Coalition. It seeks to pay out-of-work jazz musicians to produce new music while they're unable to gig. Eva Hambach/Getty Images hide caption
Without Live Music, A New Commission Fund Seeks To Help Jazz Artists
R&B singer Betty Wright has died after a battle with cancer. She is known for a roster of hits, including "Clean Up Woman," "Dance With Me" and "No Pain No Gain." Gabriel Bouys /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Andre Harrell (left) helped launch the careers of both Mary J. Blige (center) and Sean Combs (right) at his label Uptown Records. Harrell died Saturday at the age of 59. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Andre Harrell, Uptown Records founder and mentor to a new generation of performers, has died. Nick Wass/AP hide caption
Singer Little Richard making peace sign and wearing an outlandish outfit as he prepares to perform at Wembley Stadium, 1972. (Photo by Rosemary Matthews/Keystone Features/Getty Images) Rosemary Matthews/Getty Images hide caption
Bob Dylan's new album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, comes out June 19. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI hide caption
The artist Ambrose Akinmusire will release on the tender spot of every calloused moment on Blue Note this June 5. Ogata/Courtesy of the artist hide caption