Music News

January 19, 2021

In open letter to Dr. King, Stevie Wonder calls for equality

Stevie Wonder, whose advocacy helped make the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday, is urging the ...

January 18, 2021

Phil Spector's death resurrects mixed reaction from skeptics

Phil Spector was viewed as a man with two distinct personas: The late music producer was regarded as a rock ‘n’ roll genius ...

January 18, 2021

Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81

Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and ...

January 14, 2021

Brexit hikes costs, hassle for UK musicians touring EU

British musicians are demanding that the UK government faces the music after new post-Brexit regulations failed to consider ...

January 14, 2021

Pebble Beach for pros only this year because of COVID spike

The only stars at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this year will be the players and the golf course. The spike in COVID-19 cases ...

January 14, 2021

Tyler Hubbard, Tim McGraw call for unity on new duet

Isolating alone on his tour bus parked outside his home last year, Tyler Hubbard, one-half of the popular country duo Florida ...

January 14, 2021

Lawmaker wants Dolly Parton statue at Tennessee Capitol

A statue of country music icon Dolly Parton could be added to the Capitol grounds in Nashville, Tennessee, if one state ...

January 13, 2021

Delayed Kennedy Center Honors to be rescheduled for mid-May

Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, ...

January 13, 2021

Tom Hanks heads TV special celebrating Biden's inauguration

Tom Hanks will host a 90-minute primetime TV special celebrating the inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United ...

January 13, 2021

Shakira sells music publishing rights to UK company

The Board of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, a U.K.-based investment company, has acquired 100% of Grammy-winning superstar ...

January 13, 2021

Luisi's term with Dallas Symphony extended through 2028-29

Fabio Luisi’s contract as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra was extended for five years through the 2028-29 ...

January 11, 2021

Review: Healy returns with somber and exciting 'Tungsten'

Healy, “Tungsten” (Braintrust/RCA) “Don’t call it a comeback,” sings Memphis-based rapper and singer Healy on his second ...

January 11, 2021

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 17-23

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 17-23 Jan. 17: Actor Betty White is 99. Actor James Earl Jones is 90. Talk show host ...

January 11, 2021

Conductor Simon Rattle to leave London post for Munich

Simon Rattle is set to leave his job as musical director at the London Symphony Orchestra to lead the Munich-based Bavarian ...

January 08, 2021

Rapper DaBaby arrested on Beverly Hills weapons allegation

Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released from a Los Angeles County jail after an arrest in Beverly Hills, where ...

January 08, 2021

Review: Steve Earle pays moving tribute to his son's talent

Steve Earle & the Dukes, “J.T." (New West) Steve Earle has recorded tribute albums before, to songwriting mentors Townes Van ...

January 08, 2021

Rafael Payare to head Montreal Symphony starting in 2022-23

Conductor Rafael Payare was hired Thursday as music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal starting with the ...

January 07, 2021

Review: Aaron Frazer brings great old school vibes to 2021

Aaron Frazer, “Introducing...” (Dead Oceans/Easy Eye Sound) This year is going to be fine. How can we be so sure? It's ...

January 06, 2021

Neil Young becomes latest artist to sell stake in his songs

Neil Young has become the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 percent stake in his music to ...