This is hard. The country lost one of its all-time greats tonight. A woman whodedicated almost every second of her professional lifeto making this country better, more just, more equal. She worked until the very end. And on her death bed,she dictated to her granddaughterthe following: “My most fervent wish …

Van Morrison accuses the U.K. government of “taking our freedom” in three new songs bashing the worldwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. In “No More Lockdown,” the most on-the-nose of the three tracks, Morrison plainly lays out his thoughts: “No more lockdown/No more government overreach/No more fascist bullies/Disturbing …

The popularSong Exploder podcast is coming to Netflix. The new television series from host and executive producer Hrishikesh Hirway and filmmaker Morgan Neville will launch October 2nd on the streaming platform. As with the podcast, each episode ofSong Exploder will dive into the making of a particular song, layer by …