Review: Robert Cray’s vigor drives ‘That’s What I Heard’
Robert Cray Band, “That’s What I Heard” (Nozzle/Thirty Tigers)Robert Cray and Steve Jordan continue their fruitful partn...
Plácido Domingo revises apology, as Spain drops more shows
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Opera star Placido Domingo amended his apology to the multiple women who have accused him of sexual...
Review: Undercover Dream Lovers is fun, funky and reflective
The Undercover Dream Lovers, “It’s All In Your Head” (The Undercover Dream Lovers)The Undercover Dream Lovers is a one-m...
Review: Eric Johnson’s vocals, acoustic guitar shine
Eric Johnson, “RJ Vol. II” (Vortexan Music)Eric Johnson’s new album shows the amazing Texas guitar wizard moving another...
Spain takes first European moves against Plácido Domingo
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government canceled upcoming performances by Plácido Domingo in Madrid on Wednesday following ...
AP: US opera union probe finds Placido Domingo abused power
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An investigation into legendary singer Placido Domingo by the U.S. union representing opera perform...
Public memorial service remembers the private Kobe Bryant
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s wife remembered him as a devoted father and husband who arrived early for school pickup...
Singer Pharrell is making music on Miami’s restaurant scene
MIAMI (AP) — Grammy award-winning singer Pharrell may have been fired from three different McDonald’s as a teen, but tha...
Police: Robbery looks unlikely as motive in rapper killing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles does not appear to be part of a rob...
No conspiracy this time: Dan Brown writing children’s book
NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Brown’s next book will have a lighter, more musical touch. The “Da Vinci Code” author is working on ...
Review: Austen’s ‘Emma,’ humanized but not modernized
There’s beauty to spare in the new screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma,” from its palatial country estates with the...
Turn music down, library guard asked. Then she was stabbed.
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A man stabbed a library security guard to death after she told him to turn his music down, au...
Lewis Capaldi, Dave win at politically tinged Brit Awards
LONDON (AP) — Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi and soulful London rapper Dave took top prizes Tuesday at the U.K...
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting outside Berlin music venue
BERLIN — One person has been killed and 4 others were injured in a shooting late Friday outside a Berlin event venue, German authorities said Saturday...
Lizzo talks diversity, self-confidence and femininity
MEXICO CITY — Fresh from winning three Grammys, singer Lizzo visited Mexico City for a private concert, surprising her fans with acoustic versions of ...
Voigt shocked paper ran her photo with Freni’s obituary
Deborah Voigt was in California earlier this week when she got a text from a friend on the East Coast.
Review: Tame Impala delivers on beautiful ‘The Slow Rush’
“The Slow Rush,” Tame Impala (Interscope Records)
Bieber says fear led him to stay away from music
NEW YORK — Justin Bieber admits getting back in the studio to record his first album in five years wasn't easy.
Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” keeps rolling
NASHVILLE, Tenn — Country singer Darius Rucker couldn’t quite believe it when he was surprised this week with the news that his song “Wagon Wheel” was...
Christian Cowan lives out his childhood fashion dream
NEW YORK — Christian Cowan equates showing his fashion collections with continuously living out a childhood dream.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78
JOHANNESBURG — The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, ...
Big wins for ‘Parasite’ give Oscar night an emotional high
Called up to the stage again and again, Bong Joon Ho kept saying he was ready for a drink — “bloody ready.”
Making Oscar history, ‘Parasite’ wins best picture
LOS ANGELES — In a milestone win that instantly expanded the Oscars' horizons, Bong Joon Ho's masterfully devious class satire “Parasite” became the f...
Rapper Eminem shocks Oscars with performance 17 years late
LOS ANGELES — Apparently, it's never too late to perform at the Oscars, particularly if you're an Oscar winner named Eminem.
Joaquin Phoenix wins best actor Oscar for ‘Joker’
LOS ANGELES — Joaquin Phoenix’s visceral portrayal of a troubled man’s descent into villainy in “Joker” earned him his first Oscar in a career that ha...
Almost-EGOTs Elton John, Hildur Guðnadóttir win music Oscars
Twenty-five years after winning his first Oscar, Elton John has picked up his second at the 2020 Academy Awards, where “Joker” composer Hildur Guðnadó...
Final list of Academy Award winners
LOS ANGELES — The winners at the 92nd Academy Awards, which were held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre:
Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey headline arena like rock stars
NEW YORK — Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey headlined Brooklyn’s Barclays Center like an A-list duo Saturday, getting a rock-star like applause from a...
Before Oscars, stars pack Tom Ford’s fashion week show in LA
LOS ANGELES — Tom Ford brought fashion week to Hollywood on Friday night, with a runway show full of glamour and a front row jammed with A-listers, in...
Review: Elkhorn’s ‘The Storm Sessions’ builds up cabin fever
Elkhorn, “The Storm Sessions” (Beyond Beyond is Beyond)