Song Exploder has long been one of the most interesting music podcasts around, an engaging venue for artists like Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Arcade Fire, Yo La Tengo, and many others to take listeners under the hood and explain how their music works. Now creator Hrishikesh Hirway -- whose own music as The One AM…

Kobe Bryant, one of the most accomplished basketball players in NBA history, died today at age 41 in a helicopter crash that also killed his 13-year-old daughter and seven others. Tributes to Bryant are pouring in, including many from the music world. That sentiment extended to today's Grammys events, which are taking place at the…

The Grammys will honor the late Prince with an all-star tribute concert. Rolling Stone reports that St. Vincent, Usher, Foo Fighters, Beck, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Mavis Staples, H.E.R., Earth, Wind & Fire, Gary Clark, Jr. and Juanes are all among the performers tapped for the event.

James Corden, star of the movie Cats, is not hosting his Late Late Show this week. Instead, he's pulling the classic late-night move where a series of celebrities is filling in for him, possibly while he promotes his role in the movie Cats. Last night, once and future Grammy host Alicia Keys was the person…

When the Grammys find a host they can work with, the show goes back to that host again and again. LL Cool J hosted the Grammys five years in a row even though he did not show the tiniest shred of personality during a single one of those shows. James Corden got to host the…