Earlier this month, news arrived of the soundtrack for the forthcoming Minions movie, The Rise Of Gru. It was produced by Jack Antonoff and primarily features artists covering ’70s tracks: St. Vincent doing “Funkytown,” Phoebe Bridgers singing the Carpenters, Antonoff himself covering John Lennon, Brockhampton doing...

Brazilian guitarist, vocalist, and bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto has died, the BBC reports. The songwriter's death was confirmed by his son João Marcelo Gilberto, who took to Facebook to share the news. Gilberto passed away in his home in Rio de Janeiro, but a cause of death has not yet been revealed. He was…