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Party down at Four Corners Folk Festival this weekend

Freddy & Francine taking stage with host of other bands

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

American holds onto Air Guitar World Championship title

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Matt “Airistotle” Burns is the best when it comes to pretend playing guitar. The American successfully defended his title at the 22nd Air Guitar World Champi...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Taylor Swift releases new song ‘Look What You Made Me Do’

NEW YORK – You can finally shake it off: Taylor Swift has released her new single. The 27-year-old singer dropped the upbeat song “Look What You Made Me Do” – which uses an interp...

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Bruno Mars meets source of nickname: Bruno Sammartino

PITTSBURGH – Bruno Mars has met the man he’s nicknamed after: former pro wrestling champion Bruno Sammartino. The two met Tuesday night when the pop singing sensation’s 24K Magic ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Elvis Presley died 40 years ago, and he couldn’t have picked a worse time to do it

In 1992, the U.S. Postal Service conducted a nationwide survey to determine which face of the late Elvis Presley should be immortalized on a 29-cent stamp: a 1950s Elvis with a pompadour and...

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Despacito’ opening doors for Spanish songs on English radio

NEW YORK – “Despacito” is easily the song of the summer with the success of the hit stretching beyond Spanish-speaking audiences to make it the year’s most recognized song in the U.S. and el...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Elvis Presley’s friends feel love, pain, 40 years after his death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It isn’t just the legend of Elvis Presley that has unmatched staying power 40 years after his death. The guilt, pain and regret felt by those who knew and loved him lingers,...

DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Judge tosses DJ’s lawsuit against Taylor Swift in groping trial

DENVER – A judge on Friday threw out a former radio host’s case against Taylor Swift in a trial that delved into their dueling lawsuits over whether he groped her during a backstage meet-and...

DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

James McMurtry to perform at Durango Arts center

It’s a pretty cool day when Stephen King says you’re the country’s “fiercest songwriter,” which is what he said about Austin, Texas-based James McMurtry. He’s a man who’s not shy about talki...

DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Third annual Durango Rockfest powers into Buckley Park

Thirteen bands to tear up two stages

DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Kyle Park helps kick off new La Plata County Fair concert event

Country musician, with special guest, to headline new event

DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Taylor Swift testifies former DJ groped her under her skirt

DENVER – Taylor Swift testified Thursday that a former radio DJ reached under her skirt and intentionally grabbed her backside during a meet-and-a-greet photo session before a 2013 concert i...

DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music