
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.

Adele, Carly Rae top music; Birds rule 2012 apps
It may be 2012, but it's a repeat of 2011 for Adele: Once again, she has the year's top-selling album on iTunes. Her "21," which recently passed the ...

After Grammys diss, Miguel returns with 5 nods
When Miguel didn't receive any nominations for the Grammy Awards presented earlier this year, it surprised many people because he had last year's most ...

Individuality takes center stage at Grammys
Fun. helped break up the sound of dance and electronic music on Top 40 radio with its edgy pop-rock grooves. Frank Ocean made a bold statement in R&B ...

mtvU honors Frank Ocean, wounded Pakistani teen
The mtvU network is honoring a rap superstar who detailed his love for another man and a Pakistani girl shot for her education advocacy as its Man and ...

Grammys spread the love with 6 top nominees
The Grammy Awards celebrated the diversity of music as six different artists tied for lead nominee — Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Dan Auerbach of ...

Nominees in top categories for the Grammy Awards
Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 55th annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys; "Stronger (What ...

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis shake up hip-hop paradigm
Macklemore isn't afraid to tell you he was scared when he saw some of the destinations for his upcoming tour. Idaho. Montana. Texas. None of those ...

On 'Fire,' Alicia Keys presents new side of self
Alicia Keys will make you cry. Cry hard. That's what happened when a close friend listened to the song "Brand New Me," a personal piano-tune from ...

Andre 3000 isn't in a rush to record new album
In order to capture his best version of Jimi Hendrix for an upcoming biopic, Andre 3000 said he had to think of him as a regular dude and not a rock ...
'SNL' switches Obama, hands role to Jay Pharoah
"Saturday Night Live" has elected a new Barack Obama: Jay Pharoah will take over the plum role of impersonating the president. "SNL" creator and ...

MacFarlane is guest host as 'SNL' starts season
You might think Seth MacFarlane has a show-biz bucket list. By now, he's checked off ventures like his animated TV shows (led by "Family Guy"), his ...

Ratings dwindle for MTV's annual VMA show
What a difference a year makes for MTV's "Video Music Awards," and not in a good way. MTV's annual big event last week was seen by 6.1 million ...
'SNL' adds 3 new performers for upcoming season
"Saturday Night Live" is adding three new performers for the upcoming season after the departures of Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg. The sketch comedy ...

One Direction barge in on Rihanna's party at VMAs
There may have been no signature moment at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, but there was a signature sound: the screams of teenage girls wild ...

One Direction, Rihanna top spark-free VMAs
One Direction had the girls screaming, Frank Ocean gave a soft, poignant performance and Chris Brown and Drake were in the same venue with not a ...

Pearl Jam closes 2-day Made In America festival
If closing out a two-day festival with an intense two-hour set wasn't enough for Pearl Jam, then bringing out the man who organized it sealed the deal

Seth MacFarlane to be season's 1st 'SNL' host
NBC says the big guy behind the cartoon comedy "Family Guy" will guest host the season's first "Saturday Night Live." The network announced Wednesday ...

Sally Ride sparks posthumous debate on coming out
Pioneering astronaut Sally Ride, who relished privacy as much as she did adventure, chose an appropriately discreet manner of coming out. At the end ...

Elton John: 'I shouldn't be here today'
Elton John says he should be dead because of his self-destructive lifestyle decades ago. "By all rights, I shouldn't be here today," he told the ...

Frank Ocean lauded for revealing same-sex love
The music industry is showing support to R&B singer Frank Ocean after he revealed that his first love was a man. Ocean announced the news Wednesday ...