Popular music

U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd to headline Bonnaroo

Festival organizers announced the 2017 festival lineup on Wednesday. U2’s set will include its 1987 album, “The Joshua Tree.” Other…

January 11, 2017

Music

Mariah Carey’s disastrous New Year’s Eve performance is a fitting end to 2016

Mariah Carey performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square on Saturday in New York.Greg Allen/Invision/Associated Press The…

January 3, 2017

Music

The stakes were high for George Michael’s solo career. Then ‘Faith’ changed everything.

Singer George Michael performs during his “Live Global Tour” concert in Inglewood, Calif., in 2008. Michael, who rocketed to stardom…

December 27, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Politics dominated pop culture – and vice versa

At times, it seemed like the election overshadowed everything, but of course there was more. The diversity issue again roiled…

December 15, 2016

Music

Bruno Mars opens AMAs; Drake, twenty one pilots win awards

The song is Mars’ latest smash single after the success of last year’s “Uptown Funk.” He, like many of the…

November 20, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Rocker Leon Russell dies in Nashville

‘A true patriarch has been lost’

November 13, 2016

Music

Jay Z, Serena Williams, Kendrick help Beyoncé wrap up tour

Beyoncé performs during the Formation World Tour at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, in New Orleans. Beyoncé wrapped up her “Formation World Tour”…

October 8, 2016

Music

Demi Lovato ‘taking a break’ after slamming Taylor Swift

In a recent interview with Glamour Magazine, Lovato suggested Swift could do more for feminism “if they’re going to claim…

October 5, 2016

Music

Lady Gaga picks dive bars over arenas to introduce album

She’ll appear at a handful of bars beginning this week as a nod to the album’s “raw Americana” vibe and…

October 4, 2016

Music

Adele is still winning: ‘25’ album reaches diamond status

Joel Ryan/Invision/Associated Press file<br><br>Adele performs at the Brit Awards 2016 in February at the 02 Arena in London. Adele’s album…

September 27, 2016

Music

Chris Brown bailed out of jail after police standoff that ended in his arrest

Singer Chris Brown’s attorney Mark Geragos leaves Brown’s property in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday. Police arrested…

August 31, 2016

Music

Britney Spears is a pop star permanently stuck in another era

Britney Spears performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday in New York.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP At…

August 31, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Grandmaster Flash on ‘The Get Down’ and how he used science to pioneer DJ techniques

Grandmaster Flash gives the lowdown on the “get down.”Courtesy The quick mix theory allowed Flash, 58, to repeat, on a…

August 23, 2016

Music

With eighth album, Tegan and Sara are veterans with fresh feel

Sara Quin, left, and Tegan Quin, of the Canadian singing duo Tegan and Sara, released their eighth album, “Love You…

August 5, 2016

Music

Beyoncé, Adele, Kanye West earn top nominations at MTV VMAs

Adele and Beyoncé are the top nominees at the MTV Video Music Awards, where their music videos will compete against…

July 26, 2016

Music

Stevie Wonder urges people to choose ‘love over hate’

Stevie Wonder urged his fans to choose “love over hate” and expressed dismay about the troubles in the world at…

July 12, 2016

Music

Female rappers to be honored by VH1

Missy Elliott, along with Queen Latifah and Salt n Pepa, will be honored at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors on…

July 9, 2016

Music

Smokey Robinson honored with national pop music prize

Smokey Robinson performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles in 2015. Robinson has been honored by the Library of…

July 5, 2016

Music

Politically charged BET Awards honor Prince, Muhammad Ali

The cast of New Edition present the award for best actress at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on…

June 28, 2016

Performing Arts

Jimmy Buffett musical unveils creative team and new name

Jimmy Buffett performs at his sister’s restaurant in Gulf Shores, Ala. The Jimmy Buffett musical making its world premiere in…

June 28, 2016

Music

Bernie Worrell, masterful P-Funk keyboardist, dead at 72

In this March 18, 2002, file photo, Bernie Worrell speaks at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New…

June 24, 2016

Music

Adam Levine offers to pay for ‘Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie’s funeral

Christina Grimmie performs as the opener for Rachel Platten in March at Center Stage Theater, in Atlanta. Maroon 5’s lead…

June 14, 2016

Music

Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour: Empowerment you can dance to

Beyoncé performs during the Formation World Tour at M&T Bank Stadium on Friday in Baltimore.Andrew White/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images…

June 11, 2016

Music

Lionel Richie makes the best speech ever at an awards show you can’t see

Award recipient Lionel Richie performs at the 47th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Awards Gala at the…

June 10, 2016