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Bernie Worrell, masterful P-Funk keyboardist, dead at 72

NEW YORK – Bernie Worrell, the ingenious “Wizard of Woo” whose amazing array of keyboard sounds and textures helped define the Parliament-Funkadelic musical empire and influenced performers ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Adam Levine offers to pay for 'Voice' singer Christina Grimmie's funeral

Maroon 5’s Adam Levine has extended an offer to pay for the funeral costs of slain singer Christina Grimmie, according to The Associated Press. Grimmie, a former finalist on “The ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Beyoncé's Formation World Tour: Empowerment you can dance to

Flanked by 20 or so female dancer of all shades – in cornrow braids, bantu knots and afros – and backed by an all-woman band, Beyoncé captivated as she commanded her troops in perfect format...

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Lionel Richie makes the best speech ever at an awards show you can't see

NEW YORK – “This is the top of the line,” Lionel Richie said Thursday night, as he held the Songwriters Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award. “I’m going to have to say that this is the be...

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

'Blurred Lines' attorney files $20 million lawsuit against Ed Sheeran for allegedly plagiarizing 'Photograph'

Someone once said, “In America, the height of originality is skill in concealing origins.” Fittingly, there are ongoing arguments if Albert Einstein, radio broadcaster C.E.M. Joad or even Co...

DATE: Jun 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Rappers remember Muhammad Ali

NEW YORK – Muhammad Ali was not a rapper, but to many of the genre’s best lyricists, he was influential in paving the way for hip-hop stars to succeed and had a lasting impact on the art for...

DATE: Jun 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The day Muhammad Ali met the Beatles

‘Who were those little sissies?’

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

'What? Taylor and Calvin broke up?' Fans await 'revenge tunes.'

The pop-meets-electro-house mashup that was the romance between Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris is no more. Or so it is reported. Plenty of fans don’t want to believe it, though, and are pray...

DATE: Jun 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Official: Prince died of opioid overdose

CHICAGO – Tests show that Prince died of an opioid overdose, a law-enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday. The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at hi...

DATE: Jun 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Paul Simon: Still adventurous after all these years

NEW YORK – Look at the liner notes on Paul Simon’s new disc, “Stranger to Stranger,” and it seems like a laboratory of exotic instruments. Musicians use a mbira, a bamboo marimba, cloud cham...

DATE: Jun 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

DMC: Commissioner should apologize for words about rap

NEW YORK – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and hip-hop icon Darryl “DMC” McDaniels says the New York police commissioner’s recent comments – where he labeled rappers as thugs after a shooting at...

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Madonna pays tribute to Prince at Billboard Music Awards

Madonna paid homage to Prince by wearing his signature color and bringing another icon – Stevie Wonder – onstage to sing the classic “Purple Rain” at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. ...

DATE: May 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

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