If you didn't know much about Esperanza Spalding — and many people didn't before her surprise Grammy win last year — you might be inclined to think that her latest album, "Radio Music Society," is the jazz artist's attempt to cross over into the (...)
Adele is the rare star who doesn't need multiple magazine covers, a cosmetics contract or a clothing line to sell albums. She does it all based on the strength of that sumptuous voice and those stirring songs.
That's a rarity in today's pop (...)
Welcome to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Guns N' Roses.
The seminal rock band of the late 1980s and early 90s, best known for hits like "Welcome to the Jungle," ''Sweet Child O' Mine" and "November Rain," leads the 2012 class of inductees (...)
Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, but the owner of the 2011's best-selling album with "21" wasn't the night's top nominee — and that wasn't the evening's only surprise.
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Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has died. He was 69.
Clemons died Saturday night after being hospitalized (...)
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Both Kanye West and Taylor Swift took to the stage at the (...)
Although working from home is convenient, sometimes it pays to go to the office.
That's what Sheryl Crow discovered when she jettisoned her Nashville home studio for a Los Angeles one to record her latest album, "100 Miles From Memphis." The L.A. (...)
When Jack Johnson came off a tour with tales about life on the road, his father wasn't interested in hearing about the celebrities he'd met or the fancy rock-star perks.
Instead, he'd ask about the sights Johnson saw in Paris, or how the waves (...)
When Ellen DeGeneres was selected to replace Paula Abdul on "American Idol," there were a few grumblings from people who questioned her musical expertise.
While it was clear from her boogying ways on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that she's a music (...)
It s been 30 years, but Pink Floyd s The Wall still means a great deal in the rock world - and to its co-creator Roger Waters.
So to commemorate the groundbreaking album s anniversary, Waters plans a tour this fall of the music from the concept (...)
Less than two years ago, Usher was glorifying his evolvement as a man with Here I Stand, a CD that found him celebrating his new role as husband and father while shunning the image of a sexy bad boy unable - or unwilling - to make a lasting (...)
Celine Dion s new movie, Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, does more than highlight her performances during her last world tour; it also allows fans rare glimpses of her offstage life.
The documentary shows Dion as a goofy jokester, a doting (...)
Watching Michael Jackson s This Is It will have fans grieving once again, but this time, it won t only be for the fallen King of Pop, but for what we lost - a brilliant entertainer who gave every inch of his body and soul for what might have been (...)