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Hal Willner, longtime ‘Saturday Night Live’ staple, has died

LOS ANGELES – Hal Willner, a music producer and longtime “Saturday Night Live” music supervisor, has died. He was 64. Blake Zidell, a representative for Willner, said the producer...

DATE: Apr 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of...

DATE: Apr 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds

LOS ANGELES – The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds. In a pair of tweets, sh...

DATE: Apr 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Selena Gomez reveals bipolar diagnosis to Miley Cyrus

LOS ANGELES – Selena Gomez opened up about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder during a social media chat with Miley Cyrus. Gomez spoke about her diagnosis during a 20-minute co...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Judge lets rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine go home, citing COVID-19

NEW YORK – Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was ordered immediately freed from a Manhattan federal lockup four months early Thursday by a judge who cited his asthma and the greater danger he would fac...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean on Me, “ “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart ...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Telluride Blues & Brews offers something to look forward to

Annual festival announces lineup for September

DATE: Mar 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Stillwater Music offering online private and group music lessons

Stillwater Music offering online private, group lessons

DATE: Mar 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Gaga says wrong time for ‘Chromatica;’ Rock Hall reschedules

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, w...

DATE: Mar 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Elton John to host TV, radio concert as coronavirus antidote

LOS ANGELES – Elton John is hosting a “living room” concert aimed at bolstering American spirits during the coronavirus crisis and saluting those countering it, iHeartMedia and Fox said Wedn...

DATE: Mar 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Jackson estate gives to Broadway, Vegas needy amid outbreak

LOS ANGELES – The Michael Jackson estate is donating $300,000 to help entertainment industry workers on Broadway, the music business and in Las Vegas who have been hurt by the coronavirus pa...

DATE: Mar 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ to come out in book form

NEW YORK – David Byrne is adapting his stage play “American Utopia” for the printed page. The former Talking Heads frontman is collaborating with the author and illustrator Maira ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music