Outside the Beltway

Thousands of works from 1930 will lose copyright protection with the New Year.

The original KISS lead guitarist is gone at 74.

The heavy metal legend has passed at 76.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

Eye of the storm, indeed.

The R&B icon is gone at 88.

Pro-tip: Googling BEFORE posting a Hot Take can save a lot of embarrasment

Florence and the Machine

We’re about to test the limits of existing copyright law.

A technological miracle with obvious potential for abuse.

Spoiler alert, it’s about Prince’s attempt to Usher in a different approach to the press conference.

The country music singer was 62.

The Piano Man is back with a new song.

The Gulf and Western singer, songwriter, and mogul has died at 76.

The leader of The Band is gone at 80.

Those who refuse to learn about the past often perpetuate its mistakes.

The last original member of Lynryd Skynyrd has died.

A long-form podcast recommendation.

The folk rock legend is gone at 81.

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

A member of the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and the most recent Country Music Hall of Fame class is gone at 87.

Start your weekend with some soul!

A Vanity Fair piece imagines what John Lennon’s life would have been like had he survived an assassin’s bullet.