Imagine Dragons, Macklemore, Skrillex lead ACLU concert

NEW YORK – Outrage about President Donald Trump’s travel ban has prompted a spring fundraising concert for the American Civil Liberties Union that will feature a diverse lineup, including Ma...

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers reunite for Grammy honor

LOS ANGELES – Tom Petty got his band the Heartbreakers back together for a high-class gig to launch Grammy weekend. Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Gary Clark Jr., Jackson ...

Pink Floyd releases new album

‘The Early Years’ covers 1967-1972

Aretha is retiring: Singer plans 1 more album

The Associated Press NEW YORK – At 74, the Queen of Soul has decided to take it a little easier. Aretha Franklin is planning to retire this year, she told Detroit TV st...

Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl appearance spurs huge digital sales

NEW YORK – The Super Bowl was a triumph for fans of the New England Patriots but it also became very lucrative for Lady Gaga. The superstar singer who performed at the halftime sh...

Lady Gaga says Super Bowl halftime show is ‘for everyone’

HOUSTON – Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate “inclusion” and the “spirit of equality” during a time of national division. “This performance is fo...

Garrett Young releases new single

Local musician Garrett Young has just released his new single, “Do You Hear My Cries,” online. I had a chance to talk to the Bayfield resident, whom some of you may remember from the band Ps...

Unitarian concert series to begin Feb. 3

The first concert of the Unitarian Universalist recital series will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Quadrivium, a new vocal ensemble, will perform a playful Renaissance opera. ...

Beyoncé announces she’s pregnant with twins

NEW YORK – Blue Ivy is about to become a big sister – twice over. Beyoncé and Jay Z announced Wednesday on Instagram that the superstar singer is pregnant with twins. “...

The Weeknd set to perform with Daft Punk at Grammys

LOS ANGELES – The Weeknd will team up with Daft Punk for a performance at the Grammy Awards. The collaboration between the singer and the electronic music duo is one of a number o...

A little sass goes a long way

Quadrivium stages bawdy, early opera

Butch Trucks, founding member of Allman Brothers, dies at 69

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Drummer Butch Trucks, one of the founding members of the Southern rock legend The Allman Brothers, has died. He was 69. Page Stallings, Trucks’ booking agent, s...