Today's top music news stories include the planned grand opening of the new Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum; hints of what's to come from Prince's estate; and Beth Ditto making a statement of support for the trans community.
Today's top music news stories include Glass Animals canceling shows in the wake of an accident involving their drummer; Emmy nominations; and a Billboard executive stepping down amidst controversy.
“There won’t be a Purple Rain Parkway, there won’t be a Little Red Corvette Court, there won’t be a Lovesexy Lane.” So says Chanhassen mayor Denny Laufenburger, telling KSTP about plans to build a residential neighborhood with about 200 houses on a swath of land once owned and occupied by Prince. The 188-acre site on…
Today's top music news stories include the auction of a Bible formerly owned by Prince, the Boss giving an encore on Broadway, and Whitney Houston's mother reacting to abuse revelations.
Opening with a flurry of dissonant electronic clanking, “Scream” still sounds electrifying nearly a quarter-century after it was released. It was hard to believe I was hearing it in the very studio where Michael Jackson and his sister Janet recorded the duet, on a pair of powerful speakers that were in use there at the…
Two new books follow 'the only band that matters' from their debut album to their anticlimactic swan song.
Today's top music news stories include a mysterious Tom Petty website countdown, Bruce Springsteen's childhood home being sold, and Taylor Swift interviewing Pattie Boyd.
Today's top music news stories include the SpongeBob SquarePants musical closing, Drake breaking a Beatles chart record, and Janet Jackson commenting on her father's death.
Today's top music news stories include concerts by Gorillaz and the Avett Brothers being canceled for unfortunate reasons; and Donald Glover reportedly being sued by Glassnote Records.
Today's top music news stories include the deaths of Henry Butler and Craig Turner; and the cancellation of a controversial musical.
In Whitney, a former boyfriend reminisces about how he used to feel on top of the world. It’s the ’80s, you’re a young man, you’re driving to pick up Whitney Houston for a date. Whitney Houston. The images of the singer as an icon of dazzling pop perfection spring immediately to mind. The demure Whitney of 1985,…
A tweet going viral right now claims that Bob Dylan was driving down Hollywood Boulevard on Monday when he suddenly stopped to get photos with a Spock impersonator and a Don King impersonator. Wait, what? This did actually happen, it seems — but it wasn’t this week, it was in February 2014. A more detailed…
Today's top music news stories include a discovery about Juggalo makeup; and legal consequences for the Fyre Festival founders and Ghost Ship organizers.
Richard Swift, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with the Shins and the Arcs among many other artists, has died at age 41 of an unspecified medical condition. “Today the world lost one of the most talented musicians I know,” wrote Dan Auerbach, who collaborated with Swift in both the Arcs and the…
Today's top music news stories include Nile Rodgers being named next head of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame; the death of Alan Longmuir; and controversy in Germany over musicians' boycott of Israel.
On Saturday, Spoon and Grizzly Bear dazzled an outdoor audience at Surly Brewing Festival Field with a double-bill performance. Grizzly Bear Spoon
Today's top music news stories include Moog warning of potential layoffs, Lin-Manuel Miranda singing at a D.C. rally, and the Music Modernization Act advancing.
Today's top music news stories include a 'Jeopardy!' question no one could get right, the death of Steve Soto, and custom products for famous musicians.
Today's top music news stories include the death of Joe Jackson, a second star for Dolly Parton, and a Beats lawsuit.
A new record label deal signed by Prince’s estate will allow the re-release of dozens of albums — starting with the LPs that came out after Prince broke with Warner Bros. in the mid-1990s. Industry reports have hinted that the Prince estate was close to signing a deal with Sony, replacing the Universal deal that…