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Top ten deaths to listen to before you jazz, Blue Note's branding and Marian on Mary Lou. Plus, Dave Liebman recalls his former employer, Miles Davis; 51 gateway albums; Ambrose Akinmusire drops some knowledge; four bloggers on blogging; Dave Holland at large and LCD Soundsystem meets trumpet.

Commentator Frank Deford responds to suggestions of things he should comment on. Here, he takes on the Washington Redskins' name; high school football games on national TV; hockey fights; Pete Rose and the Baseball Hall of Fame; and the tradition of pouring Gatorade on winning coaches.

The rising country star Ella Langley rules both the album and song charts this week, but Justin Bieber also sees a rise in popularity following his nostalgic performance at Coachella.

Davey Davis' book is far from an ordinary love story — it's a shocking and moving novel about what it means to be an outsider in a world that's crumbling around you.

Muhammad Aziz, 84, who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city for the two decades he spent in prison.

The Senate Armed Services Committee hears testimony from Navy Vice Adm. Albert Church, whose Pentagon report on treatment of detainees in U.S. custody did not find any senior-level responsibility for abuses.

In a year filled with gripping health stories, here are the ones that were the most popular with Shots readers. Think beauty pageant queens, pronouns and Ebola.

Gov. Ralph Northam is being called on to resign after a racist photo surfaced. The two Democratic officials in line behind him to assume the governorship are both embroiled in scandals of their own.

President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.

Chloe Malle will be the new head of editorial content for American Vogue, taking over for editor Anna Wintour. NPR asks fashion journalist Amy Odell what this means for the future of the publication.