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Dr. Dre pledges $10M for Compton High performing arts center

COMPTON, Calif. – Dr. Dre is pledging $10 million toward the construction of a performing arts center at Compton High School. The Compton Unified School District said Thursday tha...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Yoko Ono gets co-writing credit on ‘Imagine’

NEW YORK – Yoko Ono, who was previously credited as a co-producer on John Lennon’s “Imagine,” will earn a co-writing credit on the 1971 song. David Israelite, the president and CE...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Bob Seger catalog now available for streaming

NEW YORK – Bob Seger is finally letting you stream his music. The 72-year-old singer announced Friday that 12 of his albums would be available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Musi...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Anita Pallenberg, muse for The Rolling Stones, dead at 75

NEW YORK – Anita Pallenberg, a model and actress who had children with Keith Richards and served as a muse for The Rolling Stones, has died. She was 75. A spokesperson for Richard...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt touring this summer

NEW YORK – James Taylor might just be the happiest road warrior touring today, so what makes him happier? Bringing on old friend Bonnie Raitt this summer for concerts that include...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Love classical music? Here’s a statewide roundup of festivals this summer

It’s easy to stay busy in Colorado during the summer, especially when it comes to classical music festivals. From the historic Central City Opera House to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, great music...

DATE: Jun 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bono-roo: U2 make their first U.S. festival appearance

MANCHESTER, Tenn. – U2 turned their first headlining appearance at a U.S. music festival into Bono-roo. The Irish rockers performed a two-hour set on Friday night at the Bonnaroo ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Taylor Swift’s latest move is petty, savvy and guaranteed to annoy Katy Perry

We’re not saying that Taylor Swift just released all her music on streaming services at midnight Friday just because her nemesis, Katy Perry, dropped her new album at midnight on Friday. How...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Summer festivals

Southwest Colorado’s outdoor music scene leaves a lasting mark on summer

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Singer Phil Collins cancels show after hotel room fall

LONDON – Singer Phil Collins has been rushed to the hospital after a fall in his London hotel room left him with a severe gash near his eye that required stitches. His management ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Deaf singer wows crowd, judges on ‘America’s Got Talent’

LOS ANGELES – A deaf singer is moving on to the semifinals of “America’s Got Talent” after delivering a performance judge Simon Cowell calls “one of the most amazing things” he’s ever seen o...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Chuck Berry’s final album was made on his own terms

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – Chuck Berry did things his own way, right up to his final album, a 10-song set nearly four decades in the making. The St. Louis native widely hailed as the ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music