Music News

September 19, 2019

'No path is easy': Black opera singers detail struggles

More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique ...

September 19, 2019

Review: Hiss Golden Messenger delivers music with a purpose

Hiss Golden Messenger, "Terms of Surrender" (Merge) The new album by Hiss Golden Messenger is one to play on repeat, ...

September 19, 2019

Benefit concert to feature "Supergirl" co-stars, newlyweds

"Supergirl" co-stars and real-life newlyweds Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood will join performers Jane Lynch, Wayne Brady and ...

September 19, 2019

Bus crashes carrying country singer Josh Turner's road crew

Authorities in central California say a passenger bus has crashed while carrying the road crew for country and gospel singer ...

September 19, 2019

Amazon Prime Video to stream Rihanna's lingerie show

Rihanna believes women of all shapes, colors and sizes should be celebrated, and that spirit of inclusion has made her ...

September 19, 2019

Tekashi 6ix9ine recounts abduction for jury at NYC trial

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine described for a Manhattan jury Wednesday details from his life of crime with a violent street gang, ...

September 18, 2019

Review: Guitar czar Joel Paterson rules on retro Beatles ode

Joel Paterson, "Let it Be Guitar!" (Bloodshot Records) Close your eyes, picture Chet Atkins pulling up a bar stool on the ...

September 18, 2019

Judge won't return R. Kelly bond money to woman who paid it

A judge in R. Kelly's Illinois sexual assault case has refused to give $100,000 in bail money back to a Kelly friend who paid ...

September 18, 2019

Tekashi 6ix9ine testifies for prosecution at gang trial

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine testified on Tuesday against two alleged members of a Brooklyn street gang, describing how he ...

September 17, 2019

Review: Emeli Sandé returns with anthems for the every day

Emeli Sandé, "Real Life" (Capitol Records) Emeli Sandé's music has always leaned into the epic. Her clear, full voice powers ...

September 17, 2019

Review: Robertson looks back at The Band in 'Sinematic'

Robbie Robertson, "Sinematic" (UMe) Robbie Robertson, the former lead songwriter and guitar player for The Band, taps into ...

September 17, 2019

Steve Martin's bluegrass award faces uncertain future

One morning last week in Boston, Victor Furtado woke up to a mailman's knock. He was handed a little unmarked package.

September 17, 2019

Kane Brown, Luke Combs among CMT Artists of the Year

Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay and Thomas Rhett will be honored as the country's top stars at the 10th ...

September 16, 2019

Correction: US-Obit-Ocasek story

In a story Sept. 16 about the death of Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of ...

September 16, 2019

Ocasek's wife says he died while recuperating from surgery

The New York City medical examiner says Ric Ocasek , the 75-year-old frontman for The Cars, died of heart disease, worsened ...

September 16, 2019

'How to Raise a Reader' gathers dos, don'ts and book lists

"How to Raise a Reader" (Workman Publishing), by Pamela Paul and Maria Russo Whether your child is yet-to-be-born, a teenager ...

September 16, 2019

Rwandan gospel singer comes out as gay, to country's shock

Friends of Albert Nabonibo, a well-known gospel singer in Rwanda who recently came out as a gay man, do not want their names ...

September 16, 2019

Kanye West brings 'Sunday Service' to Georgia

Rapper Kanye West brought his collection of choir singers and musicians to an Atlanta-area megachurch for his religious popup ...

September 14, 2019

Innkeeper told not to use 'Alienstock' as name of event

An innkeeper who expects an unknown number of campers to be attracted to her tiny Nevada desert town by a "Storm Area 51" ...

September 14, 2019

Sam Smith announces new pronouns of 'they' and 'them'

Sam Smith has declared the pronouns of "they/them" on social media after coming out as non-binary in what the pop star called ...