Music - The Durango Herald

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

Kid Rock hints at potential U.S. Senate run in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. – Kid Rock for U.S. Senate? The musician from suburban Detroit is teasing his potential 2018 candidacy, though it is news to Michigan Republicans. Kid Ro...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Ukuleles: ‘The perfect instrument’

Austin, Texas-based musician, teacher Kevin Carroll in Durango for UkeFest

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Kesha returns with lead single from first album since 2012

Kesha has released her first new music since 2012 and announced a forthcoming album, her first since a high-profile legal battle with Dr. Luke over a lawsuit accusing the music producer of s...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

The 5 stages of listening to Jay-Z’s album ‘4:44’

The five stages of listening to “4:44,” the 13th solo studio album by American rapper Jay-Z: 1. Irritation. There are fans, there are stans and there are those willing to reneg...

DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music