Music News

September 16, 2020

Review: Guitars help Joan Osborne recreate sound of the '70s

Joan Osborne, "Trouble and Strife” (Thirty Tigers) Joan Osborne's many fans never know where her versatile voice might land, ...

September 16, 2020

Celebs join Instagram 'freeze' to protest Facebook inaction

Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities are taking part in a 24-hour Instagram “freeze” on ...

September 15, 2020

Gloria Estefan, Alex Rodriguez mark Latino impact on media

Gloria Estefan, Alex Rodriguez and Eva Longoria will be among the participants in a monthlong online celebration of Latino ...

September 15, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green bid for ballot access

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Green Party presidential candidate's request to be added to the state ...

September 15, 2020

Longtime San Francisco benefactor Ann Getty dies at 79

Ann Getty, a longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco who married into the storied Getty family, died ...

September 14, 2020

More of Ace Frehley's favorite covers on 'Origins Vol. 2'

Ace Frehley “Origins Vol. 2” (eOne) He's back, back in the classic rock cover groove! Ace Frehley, the founding Kiss ...

September 14, 2020

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 20-26

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 20-26 Sept. 20: Actor Sophia Loren is 86. Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 72.

September 14, 2020

Taylor Swift returns to ACM Awards for 'Folklore' premiere

Country-turned-pop star Taylor Swift is coming back to her roots with a performance at this year’s Academy of Country Music ...

September 13, 2020

At 70, Billy Ocean returns with an album to 'lift you up'

Billy Ocean is angry. But you won't hear it in his music. Now 70, he's frustrated by structural racism and by Black people ...

September 12, 2020

Rooftop alphorns power virus-safe concert in Germany

Musicians have taken to the roofs of apartment blocs with alphorns in the German city of Dresden to perform a concert ...

September 12, 2020

Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an ...

September 11, 2020

Little Richard song to introduce 'Monday Night Football'

ESPN is hoping that one of the architects of rock n' roll can bring some new energy to their “Monday Night Football” show ...

September 10, 2020

Justices reject bid by Kanye West to get on Ohio ballot

Rapper Kanye West will remain off Ohio’s fall presidential ballot after a decision Thursday by the state’s high court. In a ...

September 10, 2020

Dallas Symphony among 1st US orchestras to return

Fabio Luisi never expected his first performance as Dallas Symphony Orchestra music director to be in a mostly empty Meyerson ...

September 10, 2020

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band plan new album in Oct.

Bruce Springsteen will release a new rock album that he recorded in his New Jersey home studio with the E Street Band.

September 10, 2020

Grammy Museum to launch online streaming service

Ready to Grammys and chill? The Grammy Museum is launching its own online streaming service featuring performances and ...

September 10, 2020

Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald 'Khalis' Bell dies at 68

Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died at his ...

September 09, 2020

Review: Suzanne Vega’s vibrant live album full of NYC tales

Suzanne Vega, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” (Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl) Suzanne Vega has had a symbiotic ...

September 09, 2020

On new album, Chick Corea plays with a piano and his fans

If you're very lucky, one day Chick Corea will make your portrait. And because he's a formidable musician, it will be a ...

September 09, 2020

Grammy-nominated composer William Pursell dies at age 94

William “Bill” Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer who worked as a Nashville studio musician with artists like Willie Nelson ...