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For Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Prince is the one influence that reigns above all

After Prince died in April of last year, Britt Daniel bought a mammoth collection of unreleased Prince songs off eBay. The fidelity wasn’t always great and its origins were questionable, but...

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Jersey Boys’ nostalgia fades, but the ‘Hit Men’ play on

CRANFORD, N.J. – Five years ago, some musicians who had played with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons during his comeback in the 1970s rounded up some of their friends, slicked back what ha...

DATE: Jul 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Last duet: Kenny, Dolly announce final performance together

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Two of country music’s biggest stars, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, whose onstage chemistry spawned hit duets like “Islands in the Stream” and “Real Love,” will be making...

DATE: Jul 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Beijing says no to Justin Bieber over past ‘bad behavior’

BEIJING – China’s capital says it won’t be inviting Justin Bieber to perform in the country because of his past “bad behavior,” although it did concede that the Canadian singer has talent. ...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Judge halts sale of Madonna’s love letters and other personal items, which she claims were stolen

When a jailhouse letter from Tupac Shakur to Madonna claiming he ended their relationship because she was white surfaced this month on a rock and roll auction website, its origin was a myste...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

The tuba man’s coming back to town

White’s tuba solos to be featured in two festival concerts

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dies at 41

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County coroner says Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who sold millions of albums with a unique mix of hard rock, hip-hop and rap, was found dead in his ho...

DATE: Jul 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Despacito’ sets record for most streamed song of all time

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – “Despacito” has become the most streamed track of all time with more than 4.6 billion plays across streaming platforms. Universal Music Latin Entertainment ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Fresh Kid Ice of 2 Live Crew dies in Miami at age 53

MIAMI – Christopher Wong Won, a founding member of the Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, whose sexually explicit lyrics triggered a national debate about the legal limits of artistic freedom,...

DATE: Jul 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Beyoncé introduces newborn twins Sir Carter and Rumi

Beyoncé has finally debuted her twins a month after they were born. The singer posted a picture of herself holding the babies on Instagram late Thursday night and wrote in the cap...

DATE: Jul 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Music meets fate in the mountains

Festival Orchestra welcomes Inna Faliks and Thomas Heuser

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Competing for excellence

Not wasting any time, Conservatory Music in the Mountains will launch its own recital sequence Monday. At 7 p.m. in Roshong Recital Hall on the Fort Lewis College campus, student...

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music