Music News

January 27, 2021

Germany compensates heirs for Nazi-looted Liszt scores

A German classical music foundation says it has found the rightful heirs of a Jewish woman who was forced by the Nazis to ...

January 27, 2021

Q&A: Rapper D Smoke takes patient walk to Grammy recognition

When D Smoke was teaching high schoolers in Southern California, the rapper still pursued his dreams of breaking through as ...

January 26, 2021

Who really had the album of the year? Emily Lazar did.

Chris Martin admits that Coldplay’s latest album could have sounded terrible if it wasn’t for one person — mastering engineer ...

January 26, 2021

Sandy West, who preserved wild Georgia island, dies at 108

A woman who relinquished ownership of one of Georgia's largest barrier islands to ensure its preservation has died at age 108

January 26, 2021

Review: Ragtime and much more from jazz pianist Emmet Cohen

Emmet Cohen, "Future Stride” (Mack Avenue Records) Stride provides a starting point on jazz pianist Emmet Cohen's new album.

January 26, 2021

Review: Ani Di Franco makes the political personal on album

Ani Di Franco, "Revolutionary Love” (Righteous Babe Records) Pioneering folkie activist Ani Di Franco is a standout ...

January 26, 2021

R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game

R&B artist Trey Songz was jailed overnight after he scuffled with police officers during his arrest for not following ...

January 25, 2021

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6 Jan. 31: Composer Philip Glass is 84. Actor Stuart Margolin (“The Rockford ...

January 24, 2021

Jimmie Rodgers, singer of 'Honeycomb' and other hits, dies

Jimmie Rodgers, singer of the 1957 hits “Honeycomb” and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” whose career in music and movies was ...

January 22, 2021

With new album, Epik High endures in South Korea music scene

Popular South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High was working on a song called “End of the World” before the pandemic hit last year

January 21, 2021

Natiruts, Marley, Aparicio sing for unity of the Americas

With a trilingual song that calls for the people of the Americas to unite in a more fair and loving world, Brazilian reggae ...

January 21, 2021

Virus scuttles Glastonbury Festival for second straight year

Britain’s Glastonbury music festival has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.

January 21, 2021

Hollywood on the Potomac: A-list turns out for Biden-Harris

A full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in a very ...

January 20, 2021

Lil Wayne, Kodak Black get clemency; Joe Exotic does not

Two rappers were among the entertainment figures included in a list of 140 people who were pardoned or had their sentences ...

January 20, 2021

Music stars slam UK's 'shameful' failure on EU touring rules

Dozens of U.K. music stars including Elton John, Ed Sheeran and conductor Simon Rattle say musicians have been “shamefully ...

January 20, 2021

Review: Moon Taxi, a cab simply not worth hailing anymore

Moon Taxi, “Silver Dream" (BMG) Moon Taxi have a new album with a dozen songs, but you may be forgiven for losing track of ...

January 20, 2021

From Gaga to Garth, Miranda to Moreno: Celebs join inaugural

Like so much this past year, the inaugural celebration will be like no other: pared down, distanced, much of it virtual.

January 19, 2021

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2021 pushed back to October

The coronavirus pandemic, which forced cancellation of last year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, is forcing ...

January 19, 2021

Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl

R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s ...