Music News

January 17, 2019

Review: Maggie Rogers, excitingly, delivers on early promise

Maggie Rogers, "Heard It in a Past Life" (Capitol Records) The moment most people first heard Maggie Rogers was likely ...

January 17, 2019

Q&A: Maroon 5's PJ Morton on Super Bowl and Grammy noms

PJ Morton is prepping for the biggest week of his life: He's set to perform at next month's Super Bowl halftime show as a ...

January 17, 2019

Maren Morris starts 2nd album with uplifting "GIRL" single

Maren Morris knew the importance of selecting the first single she released from her much-anticipated second record, but as ...

January 17, 2019

Chicago inspectors find code violations at R. Kelly's studio

Chicago building inspectors have found code violations at R. Kelly's recording studio, including evidence the industrial ...

January 16, 2019

New Orleans police arrest man after rapper was gunned down

New Orleans police have arrested a man accused of being involved in the slaying of rapper Young Greatness outside of a Waffle ...

January 16, 2019

Grammy-nominated album shines light on transgender pioneer

For decades, Jackie Shane was a musical mystery: a riveting black transgender soul singer who packed nightclubs in Toronto ...

January 16, 2019

Keith Richards reissuing 1988 solo debut 'Talk Is Cheap'

Keith Richards is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his solo debut album by reissuing it. Richards originally released ...

January 16, 2019

Street singer gives voice to Venezuela's growing diaspora

A year ago, Venezuelan migrant Reymar Perdomo was singing for spare change on jammed buses, struggling to make ends meet ...

Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts

January 16, 2019

Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to headline 50th Jazz Fest

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th ...

January 15, 2019

Correction: Met Opera-New Music Director story

In a story Dec. 3 about Yannick Nezet-Seguin, The Associated Press, based on information provided by the Metropolitan Opera, ...

January 15, 2019

Rihanna sues father over use of their last name for business

Rihanna is suing her father over his use of their last name for a business. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in ...

January 15, 2019

Alicia Keys to host Grammy Awards next month

Alicia Keys usually attends the Grammys, but this year she'll be there as a host. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday ...

January 15, 2019

Kim Kardashian confirms she and Kanye expecting 4th child

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting their fourth child. Kardashian confirmed the surrogate pregnancy during an ...

January 15, 2019

Jimmy Fallon: Puerto Rican episode a 'love letter' to island

Jimmy Fallon said a "Tonight Show" episode taped in Puerto Rico with "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is a love letter ...

January 14, 2019

The Latest: R. Kelly risks eviction from Chicago studio

The latest on legal action against R. Kelly (all times local): 4 p.m. R. Kelly risks being evicted from his Chicago recording ...

January 14, 2019

Loretta Lynn plans 87th birthday all-star tribute concert

Country music queen Loretta Lynn has big plans for her 87th birthday this April in the form of an all-star tribute concert ...

January 14, 2019

Van Morrison sings at friend's funeral in Northern Ireland

Van Morrison has performed one of his best-loved songs at the funeral of his longtime friend, the historian and politician ...

January 14, 2019

Bruce Springsteen makes surprise appearance at screening

A recent screening of the film version of Bruce Springsteen's Broadway show drew a celebrity to the audience — The Boss ...

January 13, 2019

Big Boi, Travis Scott to join Maroon 5 in Super Bowl show

The NFL on Sunday ended months of uncertainty by officially announcing Maroon 5, Big Boi and Travis Scott as the performers ...