Music News

December 10, 2019

Merriam-Webster declares 'they' its 2019 word of the year

A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, “they,” has an accolade all its own. The language mavens at ...

December 09, 2019

Review: Harry Styles 'steps into the light' with great album

Harry Styles, “Fine Line” (Columbia ) Arriving just in time to mess-up everyone's best-of-the-year music lists is Harry ...

December 09, 2019

Big Bird, Ronstadt, Sally Field celebrated at Kennedy Center

Actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt and the disco-funk band Earth Wind and Fire shared the spotlight Sunday night as ...

December 08, 2019

Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami

3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian ...

December 07, 2019

'Tosca' gives a #MeToo ring to La Scala's gala premiere

Milan’s storied La Scala opera house opens its 2019-2020 season on Saturday with Puccini’s “Tosca,” which stars Russian ...

December 07, 2019

AP’s top albums of 2019: Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, Anitta

The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu: 1. Ari Lennox, “Shea Butter Baby”: A message ...

December 07, 2019

AP's top songs of 2019: Jhené Aiko, Sam Smith, Normani

The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu. 1. Jhené Aiko, “Triggered (freestyle)": Jhené ...

December 07, 2019

Final album for slain rapper XXXTentacion drops in Miami

Celebrities including Diplo, Playboi Carti and PnB Rock paid tribute to slain Florida rapper XXXTentacion during the week of ...

December 06, 2019

Billy Joel, Kardashians Diplo descend on Miami for Art Basel

As gallerists and collectors descend on Miami's most prestigious art fair by day, the Hollywood crowd knows it's all about ...

December 06, 2019

Review: Townshend, Daltrey return to The Who’s rocking ways

The Who, “WHO” (Interscope) While frequently joining forces for tours and other projects, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey ...

December 06, 2019

The AP names 'Surviving R. Kelly' top TV show of 2019

1. "Surviving R. Kelly," Lifetime. No other series made the kind of real world impact that this one did. Allegations of ...

December 06, 2019

Review: Liam Payne stumbles badly with embarrassing debut CD

Liam Payne, “LP1" (Capitol) One Direction fans have reason to rejoice this holiday season: They get not just one, but two ...

December 06, 2019

Royal Opera, The Met remove tenor Vittorio Grigolo

The Royal Opera in London and The Met in New York have removed tenor Vittorio Grigolo after an investigation found ...

December 06, 2019

R. Kelly charged with paying bribe before marrying Aaliyah

Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day ...

December 06, 2019

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for ...

December 06, 2019

San Francisco Opera names its first female music director

The San Francisco Opera has named conductor Eun Sun Kim its new music director, ushering the first woman into the job in the ...

December 05, 2019

Chamillionaire wants to add diversity to tech space

When Grammy award-winning rapper Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki began learning the ropes of venture capitalism in the tech ...

December 05, 2019

Correction: Capricorn Studio Renaissance story

In a story Dec. 3 about Mercer Music at Capricorn, The Associated Press reported erroneously that one of the co-founders of ...

December 05, 2019

John Hiatt looks back and how he lets the music magic happen

John Hiatt wrote his first song at age 11, and knew right away that’s what he wanted to do. It’s not his job; it’s who he is.

December 05, 2019

Guns N’ Roses, Maroon 5, Khaled part of pre-Super Bowl shows

Guns N’ Roses, Maroon 5, DJ Khaled and DaBaby will bring the heat to Super Bowl week in Miami. On Location Experiences ...