Music

Meghan Trainor rediscovers her self-love as a new mom

Leila Fadel

Ziad Buchh

Reena Advani

The pop star first drew attention with the 2014 hit "All About That Bass" — she's back with a new full-length album hearkening to that era, called Takin' It Back.
Economy

How does the music industry work? Planet Money started a record label to find out

Erika Beras

Sarah Gonzalez

Almost 50 years ago, a band made an incredible song about Inflation. Then the song was lost to the dustbin of history. Now, Planet Money is on a mission to make this record a hit.
National

Jerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87

Blake Farmer

Anastasia Tsioulcas

The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
San Diego weekend arts events for Halloween and Día de los Muertos

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts: a Haunted House at Bread and Salt, The Old Globe's AXIS Day of the Dead; "Murder Ballads"; "Noche Familiar" at The Shell; a silent movie and ofrendas and altars across the region.
Arts & Culture

What we're listening to on Public Radio Music Day

KPBS Staff

To celebrate this year's Public Radio Music Day, we asked KPBS staff what they're listening to right now, and why they love it.
Local

Proposition 28 would guarantee $1 billion of public school funding to arts education

Jade Hindmon

Harrison Patiño

Prop 28 could portion off a sizeable chunk of funding from existing state public education funding.
From gospel to opera, soprano Latonia Moore makes the world her stage

Olivia Hampton

Soprano Latonia Moore's journey to the world's greatest opera stages began singing gospel — in her grandfather's church — and jazz
Local

San Diego weekend arts events: Baroque music, optimism and Prince

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts: art at two parks for Park Social; "Posters of Optimism" at Art Produce; Bach Collegium; Community Fest (and "Purple Rain" screening) at UC San Diego's new amphitheater; free opera for kids and more.
Leyla McCalla: Tiny Desk Concert

Ann Powers

Drawing from her new album Breaking the Thermometer, Leyla McCalla and her band explore the weight of memory in songs deeply immersed in the rhythms, sounds and history of Haiti.
Local

A new performance and connections hub at UC San Diego

Julia Dixon Evans

UC San Diego's new outdoor amphitheater opens this week with a string of performances, including Death Cab for Cutie, a "Blacktronika" festival, contemporary percussion, Día de los Muertos, drag, giant puppets and "Purple Rain."