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Hundreds honor Ravi Shankar at California memorial
Hundreds of friends and family on Thursday remembered sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar as an unfailingly generous teacher with a gentle spirit and sense ...
Twitter post offers clue to The Civil Wars' future
While there still remain questions about the future of The Civil Wars, there's new music on the way. Joy Williams, one half of the Grammy ...
Indiana stage collapse victims get $6M more in aid
The Indiana attorney general's office sent out $6 million in checks Thursday to 59 victims of 2011's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse.
Rapper 'Fat Joe' admits tax evasion in NJ court
The rap artist "Fat Joe" pleaded guilty Thursday to failing to pay taxes on nearly $3 million in income he earned over two years for performances and ...
Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria feels like a winner
Bobby Sanabria already feels like a winner. The Latin jazz musician, who led the protest against the Recording Academy when it downsized from 109 to ...
Heart joins select class with Rock Hall induction
The journey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame can be a long and winding road for some acts. For Heart, it took more than a decade, and sisters Ann and ...
Hollywood spent 2012 proving the Mayans right
Who knew that in the ancient Mayan calendar, they would have predicted so much that pointed to the end of the world? Like the exact date that Lindsay ...
Halle Berry, Chaka Khan among 2013 BET Honorees
Actress Halle Berry and musician Chaka Khan will be honored at the 2013 BET Honors. The network announced Thursday that basketball star Lisa Leslie, ...
Lady Gaga takes youth foundation on the road
Lady Gaga is taking her Born This Way Foundation on the road. The singer announced Thursday that the Born Brave Bus Tour will tailgate outside her ...
Study: Solo stars at higher death risk than bands
Rock 'n' roll will never die — but it's a hazardous occupation. An academic study published Thursday confirms that rock and pop musicians are more ...
Music, roses at singer Jenni Rivera's memorial
Jenni Rivera's "celestial graduation" was marked by festive music, heartfelt speeches in Spanish and English and passionate chants of "Jen-ni! ...
Singer KEM provides haircuts for Detroit students
Students at a Detroit elementary school have been treated to free haircuts courtesy of R&B vocalist KEM. The Detroit native arranged for a barber to ...
Google launches 'scan and match' music service
Google is turning on a "scan and match" service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online, offering for free what Apple charges $25 ...
Alabama Shakes lead singer robbed in Nashville
Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes is unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint over the weekend. Nashville police say Howard and four others that ...
The Black Keys' Patrick Carney to host radio show
Have you ever wanted to sit down and have a long conversation about music with The Black Keys? Well, that's probably not going to happen. But SiriusXM ...
Ke$ha tweets hit 'Die Young' 'now inappropriate'
Ke$ha says she understands her hit song "Die Young" ''is now inappropriate" following the shootings in Newtown, Conn. The pop singer said in a Twitter ...
A year for enduring pop culture icons to shine
Marilyn Monroe. The Rolling Stones. And Bond — James Bond. What do they have in common? Sure, one's long gone, and one's fictional. But all three ...
Review: High-res music player ups the audio ante
It's hard to make headlines with a portable music player these days. It's old hat by now to carry around thousands of songs in your hip pocket, ...
Lostprophets singer charged with child sex crimes
The lead singer of British rock band Lostprophets appeared in court Wednesday charged with child sex offenses including conspiring with a woman to ...
Adele voted AP Entertainer of the Year
Though Adele didn't have a new album or a worldwide tour in 2012, she's still rolling. After a year of Grammy glory and James Bond soundtracking, ...
Cassadee Pope wins Season 3 of 'The Voice'
Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton's protege on the third season of NBC's "The Voice," has won the show's competition.
Rio de Janeiro's funk gains acceptance
Rio de Janeiro's rich, oceanfront promenades have their own music, made immortal in Bossa Nova tunes such as "The Girl from Ipanema." Carioca funk, ...
Jenni Rivera public memorial set in California
A public memorial service for Latin music star Jenni Rivera will be held Wednesday in Southern California. A brother, Pedro Rivera Jr., will lead a ...
Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, Dec. 10, to Sunday, Dec. 16: UNITED STATES 1. The Lumineers, "Ho Hey" ...
Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, ...