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Members of one of the top string quartets in the world are ordered to pay more than $500,000 to a former colleague. The violinist claimed other members mistreated him when they tried to fire him. WHYY's Joel Rose reports.

Fifty years ago, a 23-year-old piano student from Los Angeles took a chance, competing in the first Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Daniel Pollack didn't take home the top prize, but he did carve out a unique career, preserved with bittersweet memories.

Americans remember The Four Tops for "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)." But Italians may know it by a different name: "Piangono Gli Uomini." A new compilation spotlights the Italian, German, French and Spanish versions of classic R&B songs.

With votes from Gramophone magazine critics and listeners of 15 classical radio networks, Fischer has topped the world's largest classical-music poll, receiving the 2007 Classic FM Gramophone Artist of the Year award.

In October, Adidas cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over the rapper's antisemitic remarks. The company's inability to sell his popular Yeezy line of shoes helped batter earnings.

Chapman has performed sparingly in recent years. She took the Grammy stage to raucous applause and capped her performance with Luke Combs by receiving a standing ovation.

Chocolate Genius is the brainchild of Marc Anthony Thompson. The music is a mixture of R&B and jazz experimentation — all topped off with a lyrical style more commonly heard in indie singer-songwriters. His new release is Black Yankee Rock.

Final Fantasy is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Owen Pallett, who first achieved notoriety as a member of The Arcade Fire. Pallett makes music that marries the serious and the silly, informed by everything from Dungeons & Dragons to the songs on Top 40 radio.

The Black Eyed Peas are on a roll. They are out on tour supporting a CD that is near the top of the Billboard Album Charts. Monkey Business is the group's second release to win them fans nationwide.

Green Gartside is the driving force behind the various incarnations of Scritti Politti, which has been making music on and off for 35 years. Driven by Gartside's childlike voice and uplifting melodies, Scritti Politti's smooth pop sound surfaced on the Top 40 in 1985, but has mostly been heard on pop culture's margins.