Albums

The Mexican-American singer and actress Jenni Rivera died after her plane disappeared early Sunday morning. She had just given a concert in Monterrey, Mexico.

Throughout the month of July we’ll be talking with a different celebrity guest about what songs say summer to them. Our first guest is One Republic frontman Ryan Tedder.

In the age of the download single, The Antlers had an unlikely hit with their 2009 album Hospice. The storyline is about coming to terms with the death of a friend. But the music isn’t what you’d expect – it’s not morose and spare, it’s big and lush.

The Swell Season performs the track from their album Strict Joy live in Studio 360.

From the Plastic Ono Band’s new album Between My Head and the Sky (Chimera Music).