Tag Archives: music

LOS ANGELES - I have covered the Grammy Awards for the Associated Press for 15 years. But this strange year feels like the first time. Built around performances, full of singing and shouting, and with...

MILAN - Riccardo Muti and Plcido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's season revived as a sign of "great optimism and utmost seriousness," the festival's...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer, his management company and Iranian media said Thursday, in ...

LOS ANGELES - Trevor Noah took a careful approach hosting "The Daily Show" from his New York apartment during the pandemic, but he said travelling across the country to host the Grammys was an opportu...

LUDLOW, Vt. - Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio plans to start a substance use disorder treatment centre in Vermont, where the band was formed in 1983. Anastasio, who is now 14 years sober, announced Thu...

NEW YORK - With dark clouds looming behind him, controversial music producer and hitmaker Dr. Luke rose to the top of the Billboard charts last year with Doja Cat's ubiquitous funk-pop jam "Say So," a...

LOS ANGELES - Jhene Aiko will take on hosting duties at the Grammy Awards premiere ceremony this month. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the Grammy-nominated singer will host the pre-show,...

NICOSIA, Cyprus - The Orthodox Church of Cyprus on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of the country's controversial entry into this year's Eurovision song contest titled "El Diablo," charging that the...

NASHVILLE - When frantic messages started trickling in that a tornado had hit a beloved music venue in Nashville, Mike Grimes told himself it couldn't possibly be that bad. Could Basement East really ...

VIDALIA, La. - The onetime lead singer for the now defunct rock and country band Bishop Gunn has been arrested in Louisiana on drug and traffic charges, authorities said. Travis McCready was arrested ...