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Tears for Fears’ Curt Smith is done ruling the world

Touring life has changed a lot for Curt Smith since Tears for Fears’ heyday in the 1980s. For example, when he and bandmate Roland Orzabal come to Washington, D.C., on Monday (with co-headli...

DATE: Jun 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Gaga on gay pride: It’s a time to shine light on equality

NEW YORK – Lady Gaga, a longtime supporter of gay rights, says pride weekend is a time to shine a light on equality. “This weekend is a time for us all to reflect on the importanc...

DATE: Jun 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Hitting the road

Singer-songwriter Bo DePeña playing at Balcony

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Family: Peter Tosh’s son left in coma after jail beating

TRENTON, N.J. – The family of the late reggae icon and marijuana activist Peter Tosh is seeking answers after they say his son was left in a coma after an attack in a New Jersey jail, where ...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Dead & Co.’s Oteil Burbridge finds magic in Grateful Dead’s music

When bassist Oteil Burbridge got the call in 2015 to join three members of the Grateful Dead and John Mayer in a new incarnation of the band called Dead & Company, he got straight to work le...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

New Chris Cornell music video, filmed before death, released

NEW YORK – Chris Cornell’s final music video, filmed before the singer died in May, was released Tuesday. The video for “The Promise” was released to coincide with World Refugee D...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Katy Perry’s half-woke, no good, very bad album

Sometimes, a pop star drops a single so soupy and ill-conceived, it makes you wonder if the artist ever had any understanding of their own appeal to begin with. For Katy Perry, that song is ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Glen Campbell’s last record ‘was therapeutic,’ says daughter

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Glen Campbell’s last record, “Adios,” is a swan song for the ailing Grammy-winning performer and TV personality, but his daughter said the recording was also therapeutic f...

DATE: Jun 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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