‘Magic’ gloves let acclaimed Brazilian pianist play again
SAO PAULO — A few days before Christmas, renowned pianist João Carlos Martins summoned his friends to a Sao Paulo bar so he could show off the best gi...
Aerosmith drummer loses bid to rejoin band for Grammy honors
BOSTON — A judge has told Aerosmith's drummer Joey Kramer to dream on if he hopes to rejoin the band as its set to perform and be honored at Grammy ev...
Can equality pledges fix country music’s gender problem?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — What started as a joke on Twitter about an unwritten rule among country radio stations not to play two female artists in a row prom...
Will Grammy voters take the ‘Old Town Road’ on Sunday?
NEW YORK — The 2020 Grammy Awards are shaping up to be the night of the new kids, with Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X leading in nominations.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1
Celebrity birthdays for the week of of Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
As a producer, Victoria Monét reaches longtime Grammy goal
NEW YORK — Take a look at the list of producers nominated for album of the year at this year’s Grammy Awards, and yes, you’ll notice it is still a boy...
Nipsey Hussle’s legacy takes center stage at Grammy Awards
NEW YORK — Even before Nipsey Hussle laid down his first verse on “Higher,” DJ Khaled predicted he had a Grammy-nominated hit on his hands.
2 years after ‘step up,’ Grammys step into another mess
NEW YORK — The leadership at the Recording Academy thought they were in the clear: After the Academy's then-CEO made comments that seemed to belittle ...
Lawyer for just-ousted Grammys CEO fires back at academy
NEW YORK — Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan, who the company announced Thursday was placed on administrative leave, has fired back in a statement t...
Like Miami, ‘Bad Boys for Life’ soundtrack is hot and fun
Various artists, “Bad Boys for Life Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Epic/We the Best Music)
For Gloria Gaynor, God is key to her survival in life, music
NEW YORK — Gloria Gaynor sees the hand of God in every aspect of her life, particularly when it comes to the tune that may be the most famous disco so...
Judd Apatow’s ‘King of Staten Island’ to open SXSW film fest
NEW YORK — Judd Apatow's “The King of Staten Island," starring Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live," will make its premiere as the opening night fil...
Review: Marcus King stirs soul, rock, country on ‘El Dorado’
Marcus King, “El Dorado” (Fantasy Records)
Little Big Town strike a nerve with Grammy-nominated song
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Little Big Town’s Grammy-nominated song “The Daughters” struck such a nerve with its pointed lyrics about double standards for wome...
Meat Loaf sues hotel, blaming negligence for disabling fall
FORT WORTH, Texas — Meat Loaf has filed a lawsuit against a hotel at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and organizers of a horror convention hel...
Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67
SANTA MONICA, California — Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential band Rush, has died. He was 67.
‘Pose’ cast, Niecy Nash, Matsoukas to be honored by Essence
NEW YORK — Emmy winner Niecy Nash, the groundbreaking cast of the hit TV series “Pose,” Grammy-winning music video director Melina Matsoukas and “Capt...
R Kelly girlfriend charged after fight at singer’s condo
CHICAGO — A fight between two of R. Kelly's girlfriends inside the embattled singer’s Trump Tower condominium has led to a domestic battery charge aga...
Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease
NEW YORK — Justin Bieber says that he has been battling Lyme disease.
Texas city paid Enrique Iglesias $485,000 for 2015 concert
MCALLEN, Texas — A South Texas city used $485,000 in taxpayer money to pay singer Enrique Iglesias to perform at a holiday concert in 2015, according ...
Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Aerosmith to perform at Grammy Awards
NEW YORK — Billie Eilish and Lizzo, both nominated for the top four prizes at the Grammy Awards, are slated to perform at the live show later this mon...
Country group Rascal Flatts announce farewell tour in 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country group Rascal Flatts will bless the broken road this year on their farewell tour on their 20th anniversary together.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 12-18
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 12-18
A list of the final Golden Globe Award winners for film, TV
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The winners at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, presented Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Pr...
“1917,” “Once Upon a Time ...in Hollywood” win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes’ technical...
Rapper DaBaby released from Miami jail on misdemeanor charge
MIAMI — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released from jail on a misdemeanor battery charge while awaiting a court date, authorities said.
Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square
NEW YORK — Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in N...
Jazz musician, Merv Griffin sidekick Jack Sheldon dies at 88
LOS ANGELES — Jack Sheldon, an acclaimed jazz musician whose trumpet graced the award-winning song “The Shadow of Your Smile” and who was known to TV ...
Justin Bieber to launch docu-series on YouTube in January
Justin Bieber is a launching a docu-series about creating his new album on YouTube, the platform where the singer originally got his start in music ov...