Music Features

Alex Lifeson (left) and Geddy Lee (with Neil Peart on drums) on stage in 1976 on the tour that followed the release of 2112. Antonia Hille/Getty Images hide caption

Hamed Sinno (R) and Haig Papazian of the Lebanese alternative rock band Mashrou' Leila performing in Bourges, France in 2015. Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Beyoncé released her sixth album, Lemonade, on Saturday night via HBO and Tidal. Courtesy of the artist/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

Prince playing Madison Square Garden in February of 2011. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption

Prince on stage in The Netherlands in 1986, during the tour for his album Parade. Rob Verhorst/Getty Images hide caption

Cate Le Bon's fourth album, Crab Day, was released April 15. Ivana Kličković/Courtesy of Drag City hide caption

Jamie xx, searching through shelves of used vinyl in a New York record store. Jamie-James Medina/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Flyers for Honey Soundsystem, Wrecked and Men's Room. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Merle Haggard on stage in California in 2010. Haggard died at 79 on April 6. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

Leon Russell in a scene from Les Blank's film, A Poem is a Naked Person. courtesy of the producers hide caption

Almost famous, Seventies singer, Jobriath (born: Bruce Wayne Campbell). The latest episode of HBO's Vinyl has introduced a character seemingly based on his career. Benno Friedman/Courtesy of Kieran Turner hide caption

Unknown Threat played its first-ever show at a showcase for new D.C. hardcore bands. Farrah Skeiky for NPR hide caption

Prince on stage in Detroit in 2015. The singer announced on Friday that he was writing his memoir, due in 2017 from Spiegel & Grau. Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images hide caption