There were also recitations of Patti’s poetry and other writing from Michael Shannon, Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson, and Jim Jarmusch. At the end of the night, Patti herself came out and recited ...

The show featured Patti Smith covers from friends and admirers like Michael Stipe, Karen O, Matt Berninger, Jesse Malin, Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, and Kim Gordon, among many others.

Sharon Van Etten — a Jersey native, like Smith — channeled her inner Smith in phrasing and incantatory delivery on a riveting “Pissing in the River ... and Michael Stipe made that even ...

Smith’s longtime friends and collaborators gave particularly striking performances, such at Michael Stipe’s rendition of “My Blakean Year” alongside her tried and true backing band of Tony ...

Celebrated artists and actors, including Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe and Scarlett Johansson, took the stage in tribute. Out & about Celebrated artists and actors, including Bruce Springsteen ...

Michael Stipe (Photo by Anton Corbijn) “We wouldn’t pass a song on to Michael until we thought it was interesting enough on its own,” Mills continues. “Our songs weren’t merely vehicles ...

Stipe has said that the band "will never reunite." Shannon told the Southerner that he and lead singer Michael Stipe had lunch together before Shannon’s performance in the band’s hometown of ...

Johnny Depp, Bruce Springsteen and REM frontman Michael Stipe were among the musicians who performed onstage at the famous New York City venue during a tribute concert titled "People Have the ...