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September 27, 2016

Naya Rivera shares why timing is everything in her new book

Naya Rivera writes about a number of personal subjects in her new book, "Sorry Not Sorry," but says one of the hardest was ...

September 27, 2016

'Tristan' makes Rattle want to 'curl up in a fetal position'

Simon Rattle thought back to his first staged performance of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" in Amsterdam in 2001. "I remember ...

Rachael Yamagata, Josh Radnor, Allison Janney

September 27, 2016

Allison Janney clowns around in Rachael Yamagata's new video

It's a steamy afternoon in a sun-soaked loft in Los Angeles and Allison Janney is in full clown makeup preparing for her ...

September 27, 2016

Jason Aldean shuns streaming, tops the charts with new album

Country star Jason Aldean rarely has time to be a tourist when he's touring, but during a recent trip to New York, he and his ...

September 27, 2016

My Hometown: Springsteen launches book tour in New Jersey

The Boss came back to his hometown Tuesday, returning to New Jersey and greeting thousands of fans to begin his book tour.

September 27, 2016

Memorials come down at Paisley Park ahead of public opening

The flowers, artwork and memorials that have adorned Paisley Park since Prince's death are coming down. WCCO-TV reports ...

September 27, 2016

Beyonce and Bieber lead the nominations for MTV EMAs

MTV has announced the contenders for this year's Europe Music Awards , with Beyonce and Justin Bieber coming out on top with ...

September 27, 2016

Lyric Opera staging 2 epics in 1 season

The stagehands were having trouble fitting a missing chunk of Carthage into place, but Michael Smallwood wasn't worried.

September 26, 2016

Drone to the face doesn't stop Bone Thugs-n-Harmony show

The hip-hop rhythms of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are too fierce to be stopped. Even by a drone to the face. The group was ...

September 26, 2016

Life-size bronze tribute statue to Glenn Frey now in Winslow

A life-size bronze tribute statue to the late singer-songwriter Glenn Frey of the Eagles has been installed in the "Standing ...

September 26, 2016

Music director at Catholic church fired for gay marriage

A music director at a Catholic church in Rhode Island says he has been fired because he married a man. Michael Templeton ...

September 26, 2016

Springsteen's 'Born to Run' takes readers on riveting ride

"Born to Run" (Simon & Schuster), by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen's life is now officially an open book.

September 25, 2016

New Orleans' Big Freedia introduces Beyoncé at Superdome

In royal fashion, New Orleans' own Queen of Bounce brought out Houston's own Queen Bey at the Superdome. Big Freedia tells ...

September 25, 2016

Country singer Jean Shepard dies; was Grand Ole Opry staple

Jean Shepard, "the grand lady of the Grand Ole Opry" who had a long recording career as an influential female in country ...

September 25, 2016

Funeral arrangements made for the late rapper Shawty Lo

Funeral arrangements have been announced for rapper Shawty Lo who was killed in a fiery car crash on a freeway near southwest ...

September 25, 2016

Still no will, but work to settle Prince estate forges ahead

Work to settle Prince's estate is moving forward, and a closed hearing is expected to be held this week to resolve an ...

September 25, 2016

Rihanna, Kendrick, Metallica play at Global Citizen fest

Rihanna ran through her pop and R&B hits, Eddie Vedder partnered with Chris Martin and Kendrick Lamar was enthusiastic and ...

September 24, 2016

Louisiana accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco has died

Musician Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr., who rose from a cotton-picking family in southwest Louisiana to introduce zydeco ...

September 24, 2016

Sting appears at Utah production of his Broadway musical

Sting got to see his defunct Broadway musical "The Last Ship" set sail once more in Utah. The Grammy-winning singer and ...

September 24, 2016

Chinese superstar Lang Lang playing Boston Symphony opener

A classical music superstar from China is helping the Boston Symphony Orchestra kick off its new season this weekend.