In Memoriam'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer Irene Cara dies at 63The Associated Press • Nov 26, 2022She was behind some of the most joyful, high-energy pop anthems of the early '80s. During her career, Cara had three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
In MemoriamLow's Mimi Parker remembered by family and friends in Duluth Mark Nicklawske and Keely Zynda • Nov 11, 2022The memorial service, held at Duluth’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints featured a performance of Low’s “Point of Disgust” and cream puffs based upon Parker’s signature recipe.
In MemoriamGal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77 Lars Gotrich • Nov 9, 2022Costa's voice was a key part of the sound that combined Brazilian pop music, psychedelic rock and the avant-garde in the late 1960s.
In MemoriamLow's Mimi Parker had a voice that let the light inStephen Thompson • Nov 7, 2022Parker's crystalline vocals and spare percussion gave Low's sound a grounding force and a leavening agent all at once. She died Saturday, but her voice is eternal.
In MemoriamLow cofounder Mimi Parker has diedReed Fischer • Nov 6, 2022The group’s vocalist and drummer started Low with Alan Sparhawk in 1993. Parker and husband Alan Sparhawk were the constant, essential elements of Low’s magic throughout the band’s entire run. They gained an early reputation for slow, meditative songs, but continued to evolve creatively.
In MemoriamSinger and rapper Aaron Carter dies at 34Chloe Veltman • Nov 5, 2022Carter had his first hit when he was just 9 years old. He went on to tour with his older brother's band, the Backstreet Boys, release four studio albums and appear on Dancing with the Stars.
In MemoriamLavender Country's Patrick Haggerty was embraced as gay country music's radical elderJewly Hight • Nov 2, 2022Lavender Country's 1973 debut is considered the first openly gay country album. After the record was reissued in 2014, fans and fellow artists came to embrace Haggerty, who died Monday, as a pioneer.
In MemoriamJerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87Blake Farmer and Anastasia Tsioulcas • Oct 28, 2022The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
In MemoriamLeslie Jordan’s surprise musical legacyLuke Taylor • Oct 28, 2022Building on a long and successful acting career — as well as more recent success on Instagram and as a memoirist — the late entertainer Leslie Jordan also made his mark in the music industry.
News and InterviewsDJ Art Laboe, who coined 'oldies but goodies,' has diedThe Associated Press • Oct 11, 2022Laboe is credited with inventing the "oldies, but goodies" phrase, as well as with helping end segregation in Southern California by organizing live DJ shows that attracted a diverse audience.