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The 47-year-old hockey veteran was just named the general manager of the San Jose Sharks. Grier comes from a line of sports executives, with both his father and brother working in the NFL.

Chestnut took his 15th win at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and Sudo made a decisive comeback to win the women's title.

The Tokens spent much of the '60s trying to move away from "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," and doo-wop in general. The five-piece experimented unsuccessfully with folk, and then in 1967, primary songwriter Mitch Margo began working on an attempt at contemporary pop.

Emily Haines makes ethereal, piano-driven songs that are dark and gloomy, but utterly infectious. Haines visits Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club with her backing band The Soft Skeleton for a night of music originally webcast live on NPR.org Jan. 10.

A performer of boundless energy, Sammy Davis Jr. was known for plowing over audiences with flim-flam and razzle-dazzle. But in the studio, the diminutive don of the Rat Pack was, at times anyway, a serious singer. Here, he performs in a desolate cocktail bar, with only a guitarist for support.

Sharon Jones does not hold back. She ranges vocally from smooth, soulful funk to a brazen belt, and she can out-dance almost anyone, having been raised part gospel soul-stirrer, part James Brown disciple. Hear the queen of funk in a high-energy session recorded by KEXP.

His pop songcraft mixes the international rhythms and polyglot languages of his native Barcelona. For Dani Carbonell, the voice and songwriting talent behind the band Macaco, musical fusion comes naturally.

In J.S. Bach's day, in Leipzig, the musical event of the season came on Good Friday, when parishioners could hear the passion story told in music. Tenor Ian Bostridge and conductor Ton Koopman join others in a guided tour of Bach's St. Matthew Passion.

Jenny Lewis has the clear voice and honest melodicism of a guitar-strumming angel. But she is so good to look at and so forthright about her sexuality that some of Rilo Kiley's serious-minded natural audience suspect she is a pop starlet on the make, like Rihanna or the pitiable Britney Spears.

Robinhood – the company that became a household name during the pandemic – is cutting staff, citing a deteriorating economy and worsening market.

Tiersen, known for his work on the film Amélie, understands how to make music sound cinematic. On his eighth studio album, visuals are bound to pop into listeners' heads throughout.

Remembering lost L.A. with Ry Cooder; 'Bohemian Rhapsody' retooled by Grey Delisle; A new vocal recording from Brian Eno; Legendary jazz pianist Keith Jarrett and more.

Listen to Bob Boilen's favorite songs of the year, from Cults to Caveman and Milagres to M83.

It's high time for gospel's greats to reassert their power. Winans teams with the mighty Clark Sisters to carry the spirit of the Lord right back to Motown.

In the last few years, composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone has presided over a big band that's grown grander and more ambitious in every phase of its sound.

The dark and sultry visions of Iceage member Elias Bender Rønnenfelt are realized with a seven-piece band that conjures urban dread.

The Charlotte Area Transit System said bus drivers would make more than bus drivers in Raleigh, Atlanta, Richmond and Orlando if the contract is approved. Drivers rejected the proposal Wednesday.

Hurricane Fiona has passed through Puerto Rico, causing mass floods and mudslides and leaving most of the island without electricity. Puerto Ricans dealing with the fallout describe the situation.

The Grammy-winning jazz drummer Antonio Sanchez returns with a stacked list of guest artists, including his legendary abuelo, for the second volume of his Bad Hombre project.

South Korean and Japanese officials say the latest missile flew over Hokkaido and fell into the ocean, and the South Korean military conducted a live-fire ballistic missile drill in response.