Composer John Williams and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter during a studio session for Across the Stars. Prashant Gupta/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Tanya Tucker's While I'm Livin', out now, builds on her storied country legacy. Danny Clinch /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
An audience in los Angeleles share its love for Celso Piña. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
"I feel like people are not educated at a young age to know like, 'OK, you have a choice to go behind bars and become a number and for somebody to profit off you for free labor and it's enslaving your brain," Raphael Saadiq says. Aaron Rapoport/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Taylor Swift performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at SummerStage at Central Park on Thursday. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ABA hide caption
Miles Davis performing at Newport Jazz Festival in 1969. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption
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Billie Eilish's "bad guy" is officially the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Scott Dudelson/Getty Images hide caption
Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Is The New No. 1 Song On The Billboard Hot 100
John Coltrane, photographed in his backyard in Queens, New York in 1963. JB/© Jim Marshall Photography LLC hide caption
Fans sit atop a painted bus at the Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, N.Y., in August 1969. Archive Photos/Getty Images hide caption
Rapper A$AP Rocky Diego Donamaria/Getty Images for SXSW hide caption
Plácido Domingo, onstage at New York's Metropolitan Opera last year. Nine women have accused Domingo of trying to pressure them into a sexual relationship by offering them jobs. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
LA Opera To Investigate Plácido Domingo After Sexual Harassment Report
Members of Los Tigres Del Norte outside of Folsom Prison, the subject of an upcoming album and documentary. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
People attend a candlelight prayer vigil outside Immanuel Baptist Church, located near the scene of the mass shooting on August 5, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Juan Gabriel's 'Amor Eterno' Takes On New Meaning After El Paso Shooting
David Daniels, performing at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2013. Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images hide caption
David Berman, seen here in a 2006 photo, died Wednesday at the age of 52. Shawn Ehlers/WireImage hide caption
James Levine, conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at New York's Carnegie Hall in February 2010. Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images hide caption
Ras G, photographed on Jan. 10, 2017 in Los Angeles. The respected musician died at home there on July 29, at the age of 40. Robb Klassen hide caption
R. Kelly arrives in court in Chicago in June 2019. On Monday, Hennepin County, Minn. announced two criminal charges against the singer. Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images hide caption
A$AP Rocky performs at Le Zenith on June 27, 2019 in Paris. The rapper was taken into custody in Stockholm five days later. David Wolff - Patrick/Redferns hide caption
R. Kelly, photographed at a court hearing in Illinois on June 26, 2019. E. Jason Wambsgans/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Impressions circa 1970. Left to right: Curtis Mayfield, Fred Cash and Sam Gooden. Gilles Petard/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption