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December 13, 2019

Something in the Water to show Post Malone, A$AP Rocky, more

The 2020 lineup for the Something in the Water music festival in Virginia includes Post Malone, Chance the Rapper, Pharrell ...

December 13, 2019

Taylor Swift calls out Scooter Braun during Billboard speech

Taylor Swift used the Billboard Women in Music stage to address a series of issues including her ongoing beef with Scooter ...

December 13, 2019

'Lemonade' by Beyoncé is named the AP's album of the decade

The top 15 albums of the decade by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu: 1. Beyoncé, “Lemonade”: At the beginning of ...

December 12, 2019

AP's top songs of the decade: Robyn, Kelly Rowland, Drake

The top 25 songs of the decade, as determined by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu: 1. Robyn, “Dancing on My Own”: ...

December 12, 2019

Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak supports hometown arts center

Rapper and singer Anderson .Paak is lending his support to an arts center facing closure in his Southern California hometown ...

December 12, 2019

A$AP Rocky performs in Stockholm months after conviction

A$AP Rocky is back in Sweden. The American rapper performed Wednesday evening, four months after he was convicted of assault ...

December 11, 2019

With ‘Championships,’ Meek Mill might become a Grammy champ

On “Oodles O’ Noodles Babies,” a song on Meek Mill’s latest album, he raps about childhood struggles battling everything from ...

December 11, 2019

New York City concert to honor Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie

New York City will host a concert in February to mark the 80th anniversary of Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie's classic song, ...

December 10, 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 10, 2019

Cornell widow sues Soundgarden members over solo recordings

The widow of the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell is suing the remaining band members and business associates over ...

December 10, 2019

Lizzo claps back with gratitude after twerking controversy

Lizzo is going to keep doing Lizzo after social media exploded with fat shaming over her exposed, thong-covered backside as ...

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 10, 2019

Authorities: Someone illegally shot Luke Bryan's red stag

An exotic red stag owned by country music singer Luke Bryan was shot and killed on his private property outside of Nashville ...

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 ...