Nine-time Grammy Award winner John Legend has been named the Harvard Foundation’s Artist of the Year, according to Harvard Foundation president Dr. S. Allen Counter.

Today marks the end of reading period, which means that many of us are looking forward to watching, avoiding, or joining in on Primal Scream tonight. Here are a few songs to help you get in the mood.

This time of year evokes two conflicting emotions—study for finals (blah) or enjoy the holiday season. For those of you ready to take advantage of all Harvard and Cambridge have to offer for the holidays, here are some events happening over the next two weeks to keep you in a jolly mood. Enjoy holiday-themed concerts, shopping, and other events right here in Cambridge (no T-ride required).

A packed auditorium erupted in applause on Thursday evening as the Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA delivered some original rhymes and reflected on his life and career in an event hosted by the Harvard Black Men’s Forum in the Science Center. Although GZA, born Gary Grice, has spent much of his adult life in front of sold-out venues, the rapper expressed nervousness as he began his monologue.

His precise movements of the baton would inspire both pre-professional and casual musicians for 45 years as they passed through Harvard’s halls.

Dozens of students crowded the Leverett Towers Courtyard on Saturday afternoon to watch their friends and classmates perform in Harvard's ...

Global band Kina Zoré uniquely mixes musical styles and political messages.

This Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m., the St. George's School for Girls performed in Winthrop Square Park outside Peet's Coffee & Tea. Their performance included a choir, saxophones, brass, and jazz musicians. The all-girls boarding school from Edinburgh, Scotland is touring Massachusetts; their first stop was in Cambridge.

We spotted this drumming duo performing at the Harvard Square T stop on Saturday. Their music group Funk N' Junk is all about improvisation on junk found in garages and hardware stores.