Music

Ryan Seacrest: 'Rockin' in another year on ABC
Yes, Ryan Seacrest has a New Year's resolution for 2013: improve his skill at dancing. "There's a Significant Other in my life who's very good at it," ...
McCartney, 'God particle' scientist get honors
Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to ...
Whale of a tale: Pakistani fishmonger now pop star
Muhammad Shahid Nazir is a testament to the age-old adage that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but if you teach a man to sing about ...
Fans to introduce Beyonce at Super Bowl halftime
All the single ladies — and fellas — will have a chance to join Beyonce on the field at the Super Bowl. Pepsi announced Friday that fans will ...
Publicist for Dave Matthews Band, others dies
Meredith Sue Israel Thomas, a publicist for key acts like Dave Matthews Band and Christina Aguilera, died from cancer last week. She was 39.
Chile charges 8 people in singer's killing
Eight former army lieutenants have been charged in the killing of communist singer and songwriter Victor Jara almost four decades ago. Appellate Court ...
Composer/pianist Richard Rodney Bennett dies
British composer, pianist and arranger Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, who was nominated three times for Academy Awards, has died in New York City at age ...
Program helps veterans reintegrate through music
During stressful times as a combat medic in Afghanistan, Mason Sullivan found solace in Vivaldi. New Jersey native Nairobi Cruz was comforted by ...
Early Mothers of Invention member Ray Collins dies
Ray Collins, who invited guitarist Frank Zappa to join the band that eventually became the Mothers of Invention, has died at age 75. Collins' friend ...
Charge won't be pursued against Swift trespasser
Prosecutors on Thursday declined to pursue a criminal trespassing charge against a Wisconsin man arrested earlier this month for climbing a fence at ...
'Rescue Me' singer Fontella Bass dies
Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died. She was 72. Bass died Wednesday ...
Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, Dec. 17, to Sunday, Dec. 23: UNITED STATES 1. The Lumineers, "Ho Hey" ...
KOL's Nathan Followill, Jessie Baylin welcome baby
The Kings of Leon family has just gotten bigger. Drummer Nathan Followill and his wife, singer-songwriter Jessie Baylin, welcomed a baby girl on ...
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, ...
Haitian president to sing with Julio Iglesias
Haiti's singer-turned-president is returning to the international stage. President Michel Martelly will sing two songs with Spanish singer Julio ...
Jay Chou raps about a corrupt eunuch
Taiwan's pop king Jay Chou has played roles as varied as superhero, vampire and cowboy. So his latest album about an influential but corrupt court ...
Jessica Simpson's Christmas gift: She's pregnant
Jessica Simpson's daughter has the news all spelled out: "Big Sis." Simpson on Tuesday tweeted a photo of her baby daughter Maxwell playing in the ...
Holiday music stops at Irving Berlin's NY door
A caroling group that for 35 years has performed the Irving Berlin classic "White Christmas" on Christmas Eve outside the New York City home where he ...
'Parental Guidance' unites Crystal, Midler
After nearly 30 years of friendship and shared tastes in movies, music and comedy, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler have finally taken it to the next ...
Iron Butterfly bassist died of natural causes
Coroner's officials say Lee Dorman, bass guitarist for the 1960s psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, died of natural causes in Southern California ...
Reports: Rolling Stones guitarist Wood ties knot
Two British newspapers say Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has married his fiancee Sally Humphreys at a ceremony at London's Dorchester Hotel.
AP music writers' top 10 albums of the year
Mesfin Fekadu's picks: 1. Nas, "Life is Good": "I am a graphic classic song composer," Nas raps on the intro to his latest album. And he's right.
PSY's 'Gangnam Style' reaches 1B views on YouTube
Viral star PSY has reached a new milestone on YouTube. The South Korean rapper's video for "Gangnam Style" has reached 1 billion views, according to ...
Country singer Tate Stevens wins Fox's 'X Factor'
Tate Stevens, who was mentored by music exec L.A. Reid on the second season of "The X Factor," has won the Fox singing competition. The 37-year-old ...