Ralph Peterson Jr., performing in 2012 at Symphony Space in New York. Dave Kaufman hide caption
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From left: Tyshawn Sorey, Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh. The trio, Iyer's newest, collaborated on the album Uneasy. Craig Marsden/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
McKinley "Mac" Phipps at Lousiana's Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in 2011. Courtesy of the Phipps family hide caption
Rapper Mac Phipps, After 20 Years In Prison, Is One Step Closer To Freedom
Fans photographed on the eve of Daft Punk's album launch, held in the tiny Australian town of Wee Waa, on May 17, 2013. Shanna Whan/AFP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bobby Shmurda at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Oct. 30, 2014. Taylor Hill/Getty Images hide caption
Julien Baker's new album is called Little Oblivions. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Protesters clash with Mossos d'Esquadra, the Catalan police force, following a demonstration Saturday in Barcelona against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel. Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York City remains closed following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on Jan. 16, 2021. Cindy Ord/Getty Images hide caption
U-Roy, performing at Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Aug. 8, 1984. David Corio/Redferns hide caption
Milford Graves, circa 2000, in front of his house in South Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images hide caption
Johnny Pacheco, seen here in 2007, died at the age of 85 on Monday. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images hide caption
Young Jada Salter and her grandfather, William Salter, in 2002. Jamal Salter hide caption
Singer Britney Spears at an appearance in Hollywood in July 2019. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Chick Corea, seen here performing in Turin, Italy, in 2018, died Feb. 9. Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images for OGR hide caption
Taylor Swift has kept busy during quarantine with two new albums under her belt; today, the artist announces a return to her beginnings, with a new remake of her album Fearless. Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jay-Z (pictured in 2005) was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday, in his first year of eligibility. Scott Gries/Getty Images hide caption
Mary Wilson performs onstage during Project Angel Food's Annual Angel Awards in 2019. Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Project Angel Food hide caption
Singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly died on Feb. 3 at age 77. He's pictured above in Nashville, Tenn., in January 2015. Rick Diamond/Getty Images hide caption
Morgan Wallen performs in November at the CMA Awards, where he won the New Artist of the Year award. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMA hide caption
Dolly Parton says she was offered the honor by the Trump administration but was unable to accept. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Double K, born Michael Turner, of People Under the Stairs performing during the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 11, 2009 in Manchester, Tenn. Rob Loud/Getty Images hide caption