Last week, James McCartney (left), the son of Beatle Paul McCartney, released a new song called "Primrose Hill" that he co-wrote with Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Lionel Hahn/Getty Images hide caption
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Swedish pop giants ABBA, shown here posing in Stockholm in 1974, have been named to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
ABBA, The Notorious B.I.G. and Green Day named to the National Recording Registry
Dancers wearing Chechen national costumes perform to celebrate the reelection of Chechnya's regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov (pictured in the background) in Grozny, Russia in September 2021. Musa Sadulayev/AP hide caption
Country music star Morgan Wallen attending the CMA Awards in Nashville in November 2023. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
Morgan Wallen arrested for throwing a chair from a rooftop bar in Nashville
Members of the Mark de Lisser Singers perform the iconic ABBA song 'Waterloo' at Waterloo Station in London on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption
Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä has just been announced as the next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Francois Guillot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
A view of NPR's Tiny Desk. NPR hide caption
Cowboy Carter is the hotly anticipated follow-up to to Beyoncé's 2022 album, Renaissance. Blair Caldwell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The University of Idaho Marching Band, wearing Yale T-shirts, performs at the NCAA Tournament game between Yale and San Diego State in Spokane, Wash., on Sunday. The band has been honored in Connecticut for filling in as Bulldogs. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
A lawyer for Sean "Diddy" Combs, pictured in 2018, said the entertainment mogul is the subject of "a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits." Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP hide caption
Homeland Security officials on Monday conducted coordinated raids of two homes connected to music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. He has recently become the subject of lawsuits alleging sexual assault. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Country music star Luke Bryan gives a fist bump to Gov. Bill before Lee signed a bill Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
Beyoncé performs at the Wolstein Center, Nov. 4, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Elvis Presley pictured circa 1966. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Just because your favorite singer is dead doesn't mean you can't see them 'live'
San Francisco Symphony music director Esa-Pekka Salonen. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
A prolific songwriter, Michael Knott confronted his demons with both bombast and a quietly fervent spirit. Matt Wignall hide caption
Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton, on June 25, 2022, in Glastonbury, England. Kate Green/Getty Images hide caption
Eric Carmen was the frontman for the Raspberries. The singer wrote music that helped set the mood for several popular movies throughout his career, including Dirty Dancing. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Eric Carmen, singer-songwriter of 'All By Myself' and 'Hungry Eyes,' dies at 74
Pro-Palestinian supporters wave flags and carry placards during a march in central Stockholm last month in which demonstrators demanded Israel be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest. Fredrik Persson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Singer Steve Lawrence (left) and his wife Eydie Gorme arrive at a black-tie gala honoring Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas on May 30, 1998. Lawrence died Wednesday at age 88. Lennox McLendon/AP hide caption
Will Liverman's latest album, Show Me The Way, honors women's contributions to music. Daniel Welch/Morahan Arts and Media hide caption
Baritone Will Liverman celebrates women in new album 'Show Me The Way'
Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at the National Stadium on March 2 in Singapore. Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana hide caption