
How Candice Glover won 'American Idol'
With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous ...

Candice Glover wins 12th season of 'American Idol'
The third time's the charm for Candice Glover on "American Idol." The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., won the Fox ...

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: YOUNG STARS SUAREZ, IRVINE GET HONORED FOR PROMISE: The Cannes ...

'American Idol' down to final 2 singers
"American Idol" finalist Angie Miller won't be tickling the ivories on this season's final showdown. The piano-playing 19-year-old singer from ...

Beyonce to perform at Jay-Z's festival in Philly
Jay-Z's right-hand woman will perform at the festival the rapper has curated in Philadelphia. The festival announced Wednesday on Spotify that Beyonce ...

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, Feb. 18, to Sunday, Feb. 24: UNITED STATES 1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ...

SHOW BITS: A bump in the night for Kim K.
Show Bits brings you the 85th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where ...

Mumford & Sons, Adele among winners at Brit Awards
British music put on a brash, confident show at the Brit Awards on Wednesday, celebrating a resurgent industry whose bands and artists are topping ...
Winners of the 2013 Brit music awards
Winners of the 2013 Brit Awards, announced Wednesday: British Female — Emeli Sande British Group — Mumford & Sons British Breakthrough Act — Ben ...

After Whitney death, Clive Davis gala presses on
A year after Whitney Houston's death, music executive Clive Davis remembered her in words — and video. Houston died last year just hours before the ...

Review: Jessie Ware strikes right chords on EP
Jessie Ware, "If You're Never Gonna Move EP," (Interscope/Cherrytree) Though she was first heard singing vocals for U.K. acts like Joker and SBTRKT, ...
Amy Winehouse up for posthumous BRIT Award
The late Amy Winehouse has been nominated for a Brit Award, joining acts such as Emeli Sande and Paloma Faith in the running for best British female ...

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.

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 ...