Folk music
Linoy Ashram, of Israel, performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Rhythmic gymnastics upset: Israel beats Russia, wins gold

By Claire Galofaro Aug. 07, 2021 08:37 AM EDT

Jason Isbell performs at the To Nashville, With Love Benefit Concert in Nashville, Tenn. on March 9, 2020, left, and Amythyst Kiah of Our Native Daughters performs during the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 11, 2019. Singer-songwriters Isbell and Kiah are both up for three nominations at this year's Americana Honors and Awards Show. This year's show will resume in-person on September 22 after the ceremony was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. (AP Photo)
Jason Isbell, Amythyst Kiah lead Americana music awards

By Kristin M. Hall May. 26, 2021 03:31 PM EDT

Lisa Xiong, a staff member at The Hmong Institute, gets her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at Life Center in Madison, Wis., on March 9, 2021. "It wasn't as bad as I thought," she said after Laurel Losenegger, a volunteer nurse with the Benevolent Specialists Project, delivered the shot. (Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch via AP)
Wisconsin vaccine hunters share how to get a COVID vaccine

By Bram Sable-Smith Mar. 20, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013, file photo, South Korean alternative hip-hop group Epik High poses for photographers as they arrive on the red carpet ahead of the 27th Golden Disk Awards at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. Popular South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High was working on a song called “End of the World” before the pandemic hit in 2020. Now, the band's frontman Tablo says, “I wish that this song is not relevant.” (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)
With new album, Epik High endures in South Korea music scene

By Juwon Park Jan. 22, 2021 04:18 AM EST

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Garth Brooks performs on stage during the 2020 Gershwin Prize Honoree's Tribute Concert at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Delayed Kennedy Center Honors to be rescheduled for mid-May

By Ashraf Khalil Jan. 13, 2021 02:06 PM EST

Citizens of the mountain town of Kalofer, in central Bulgaria, clad in traditional dresses stand in the icy Tundzha River, some waving national flags to recover a crucifix cast by a priest in an old ritual marking the feast of Epiphany, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Some Orthodox Christians ignore COVID warnings on Epiphany

Jan. 06, 2021 09:26 AM EST

FILE — In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, John Prine performs at the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Prine was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards. The Americana Music Association announced the winners online this year after their awards show, normally held in Nashville, Tennessee, was cancelled because of the pandemic. Prine died April 7, 2020, from complications of the coronavirus. He was 73. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
The Highwomen, John Prine earn Americana awards

By Kristin M. Hall Dec. 15, 2020 11:00 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2020 file photo Arlo Guthrie talks during a concert at a Woodstock 50th anniversary event in Bethel, N.Y.In lengthy posts on his Facebook page and website, the 73-year-old folksinger announced Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, he is retiring from performance immediately. He's canceled numerous shows next year and says he won't book any new ones. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Arlo Guthrie, citing health, says he's retired from touring

By John Rogers Oct. 23, 2020 08:03 PM EDT

This 2018 photo provided by Fiona Prine shows Prine and her husband, John, in Los Angeles. Both battled COVID-19, but John lost his life to the disease. (Courtesy of Fiona Prine via AP)
As a pandemic presses on, waves of grief follow its path

By Lindsey Tanner Oct. 12, 2020 10:08 AM EDT

Hancock County coroner Adrick Ingram, 44, of Sparta, poses for a portrait on a deck next to a lake, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Sparta, Ga. The number of COVID-19 deaths in Hancock County is the highest per-capita rate of any U.S. county. ''It has affected our community in a way that I consider tragic," Ingram says. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
As a pandemic presses on, waves of grief follow its path

By Lindsey Tanner Oct. 12, 2020 10:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2007 file photo, masked Zapatista rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos, left, singer Oscar Chavez, center, and Zapatista commanders Tacho, second from right, and David talk during a meeting in Mexico City. Chavez’s office announced Thursday, April 30, 2020, that he has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verudog, File)
Mexican protest singer Oscar Chávez dies of COVID-19 at 85

Apr. 30, 2020 07:34 PM EDT

Stop the music: 2020 Newport folk, jazz festivals canceled

Apr. 29, 2020 09:54 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The 2020 Newport Folk and Newport Jazz festivals were canceled by organizers Wednesday, the same day Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo...

FILE - This June 15, 2019 file photo shows John Prine performing at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Prine died Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from complications of the coronavirus. He was 73. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

By Michael Warren Apr. 07, 2020 10:00 PM EDT