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Grammy-winning duo Daft Punk break up after 28 years

NEW YORK – Grammy-winning electronic music pioneers Daft Punk have announced that they are breaking up after 28 years. The helmet-wearing French duo shared the news Monday in an 8...

DATE: Feb 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52

NEW YORK – Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died. He was 52. His death was announced ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Marilyn Manson investigated in alleged domestic violence

LOS ANGELES – Rocker Marilyn Manson is involved in a domestic violence investigation concerning alleged incidents about a decade ago, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Johnny Pacheco, salsa idol, dies at 85

NEW YORK – Salsa idol Johnny Pacheco, who was a co-founder of Fania Records, Eddie Palmieri’s bandmate and backer of music stars such as Rubén Bladés, Willie Colón and Celia Cruz, died Monda...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79

NEW YORK – Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He wa...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Founding member of The High Rollers dies from complications with COVID-19

Andy Janowsky, 60, was a ‘larger-than-life personality,’ bandmate says

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and The Go-Go’s nominated for Rock Hall

NEW YORK – Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Iron Maiden lead this year’s nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a female-heavy list of 16 acts that includes for the first time The G...

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

LAS VEGAS – Mary Wilson, one of the original members of The Supremes, the 1960s group that helped establish the Motown sound and propelled Diana Ross to superstardom, has died. She was 76. ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

String Cheese Incident honors late Tony Rice

Colorado jam band covers legendary bluegrass musician’s ‘Old Train’

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Catch a classical music concert from your couch

3rd Ave. Arts presents ‘Kaleidoscopes,’ works from French, Russian composers

DATE: Jan 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Dr. Dre recovering well after being admitted into hospital

LOS ANGELES – Dr. Dre says he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. The rapper and pro...

DATE: Jan 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Petula Clark shocked that ‘Downtown’ played before bombing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Singer Petula Clark expressed shock and disbelief that her 1964 hit “Downtown” was aired just minutes before a bomb detonated in Nashville on Christmas morning. ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music