In MemoriamFolk singer Bill Staines has died at age 74Luke Taylor • Dec 7, 2021Staines enjoyed a decades-long career as a singer and songwriter, and had cultivated a deep connection to Minnesota.
News and Interviews2021 Remembered: Listening to the artists we lostJay Gabler • Dec 6, 2021We lost many musical legends in 2021: unmistakable vocalists, celebrated songwriters, over-the-top personalities, and the rhythmic backbone of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s biggest bands.
PrinceCommunity mourns Brother JulesJay Gabler • Dec 6, 2021“Minneapolis is mourning the loss of the legendary 89.9 KMOJ and club DJ Brother Jules, who was a frequent presence at Prince's Paisley Park afterparties in the 1990s and whose scratching can be heard on the New Power Generation album 'Exodus,'” according to a statement from Prince’s official accounts.
In MemoriamMusician Joanne Shenandoah, a powerful voice for Native culture, dies at 64Marisa Arbona-Ruiz • Nov 27, 2021A singer and composer whose songs bridged Native and numerous mainstream styles, Shenandoah was driven to create, and to share her history, with audiences around the world.
In MemoriamStephen Sondheim, the Broadway legend, has died at 91Jeff Lunden • Nov 26, 2021The celebrated composer-songwriter died on Friday. He had won several Tonys and Grammys, as well as an Oscar and Pulitzer, for musicals including West Side Story and Into the Woods.
In MemoriamYoung Dolph saw the good in peopleJewel Wicker • Nov 24, 2021Remembering Young Dolph, the Memphis rapper who uplifted collaborators, fans and family
In MemoriamRock is dead, but the photographer's iconic images of Bowie, Blondie and more live onElizabeth Blair • Nov 19, 2021Mick Rock, iconic photographer of rock stars, has died. He was known for his images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen and Blondie. He was 72.
In MemoriamMoody Blues co-founder, drummer Graeme Edge, dies at 80The Associated Press • Nov 12, 2021The band's frontman Justin Hayward called Edge the backbone of the British rock band, which was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band's last album was released in 2003.
In MemoriamAstro, a founding member of the reggae group UB40, has died at age 64Hazel Cills • Nov 7, 2021The artist, born Terence Wilson, sang about issues of racism and poverty in the music of the pioneering reggae band.
In MemoriamRonnie Wilson of The Gap Band has died at 73Hazel Cills • Nov 3, 2021With his brothers Charlie and Robert, the multi-instrumentalist helped define R&B's sound in the 1970s and '80s, bringing a distinct flavor of synth-heavy electro-funk.