Gang Starr — left, Guru, with DJ Premier — photographed in July 1998. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption
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Opera star Plácido Domingo performing in Szeged, Hungary, on Aug. 28. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Archies is not only the first fictitious band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts in the U.S., but is also the only group to reach such heights without ever performing the song live onstage. GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
50 Years Later, The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar' Is Still 'Really Sweet'
Jason Moran, Slugs' Saloon, 2018. Farzad Owrang/Courtesy of Jason Moran and Luhring Augustine hide caption
"Making this record definitely was just a declaration of who I find myself being," Brittany Howard says. Danny Clinch /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
mxmtoon's debut album, the masquerade, straddles whimsy and earnest depth. Nicole Busch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
John Cohen, onstage with the New Lost City Ramblers in New York City in 2006. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
On his latest single, "Best Life," Danny Brown celebrates finding solace in success. Tom Keelan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"A BOY IS A GUN*" video grab. Courtesy of YouTube hide caption
Steve Perry performs with Journey at a Chicago-area concert in 1981. Paul Natkin/Getty Images hide caption
Ric Ocasek of The Cars, performing at the group's induction ceremony into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Ocasek died Sunday. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hide caption
"I think country is as vibrant as certainly this series that we've just made tries to chronicle," Ken Burns says. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption
The singer and songwriter Eddie Money, who died Friday in Los Angeles. Kevin Foley/Courtesy of the Money family hide caption
The Lumineers' latest album, III, is out now Danny Clinch /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Lumineers Trace The Cycle Of Addiction: 'It's A Progressive Disease'
Singer, songwriter and visual artist Daniel Johnston performs in Austin, Texas, in 2005. Johnston died on Wednesday. Jana Birchum/Getty Images hide caption
Illmind's library of beats is sought after by artists from LL Cool J to Bruno Mars. @KofMotivation/Courtesy of Illmind hide caption
Will Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, be filled with music this weekend? Musicans and management continue to argue over a new contract. Eli Pousson/Flickr hide caption
John Coltrane performs with drummer Elvin Jones and saxophonist Eric Dolphy in 1961. Impulse! Records is set to release the "lost" Coltrane album Blue World on Sept. 27. Bill Wagg/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Black Belt Eagle Scout's At the Party With My Brown Friends is out now. Eleanor Petry/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'We Will Always Sing': Black Belt Eagle Scout Makes Space For The Marginalized
The band, photographed in 1969. The photo is just one of the images included in the upcoming 50th anniversary edition of Abbey Road. Bruce Mcbroom/Apple Corps ltd hide caption
Joan Shelley's latest album, Like The River Loves the Sea, is out now. Amber Estes Thieneman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
