The Uncluded, which recently released “Hokey Fright,” a collection of folky-pop and hip-hop tracks, will perform June 26 at RecordBar, 1020 Westport Road. Meanwhile, the Kansas City band the Beautiful Bodies headed west this week to start reaping the rewards of their victory in a national contest earlier this year.
The “Would You Like A Tour?” tour, featuring hip-hop artist Drake plus R&B singer Miguel and rapper Future, comes to the Sprint Center on Oct. 6, a Sunday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. June 28, a Friday.
One of the defining voices for the women in her generation, Blige’s combination of hip-hop and R&B has been thrilling fans for over twenty years.
Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida.
Madonna said there were days when she was exhausted during her recent "MDNA" world tour, but she decided to press on.
Tony Bennett never forgot the first time he performed with Dave Brubeck more than half a century ago. But the tape of that memorable collaboration between two American jazz masters lay forgotten in a record label's vaults until its discovery by an archivist just weeks after Brubeck's death in December, and it's just been released as "Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions, Live 1962."
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is acknowledged as one of the top big bands in the world. Its leader is nine-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter / composer Wynton Marsalis, who for much of his 30-plus-year career has been both hailed as the public face of traditional jazz and criticized for what is perceived as a strict, often non-inclusive definition of the genre.
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar is joining a star-studded country music concert planned to benefit victims of last month's deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma.
LOS ANGELES - On a Tuesday afternoon in the basement studios of Capitol Records, She & Him were recording a volley of live tracks for a few radio station sessions. Singer Zooey Deschanel finished an umpteenth take of the duo's single "I Could've Been Your Girl," and she felt that something was sounding a little false.
Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj will take the stage at the BET Awards.
Lil Wayne says he wasn't intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video. In the video for the song "God Bless Amerika," he appears to be stepping on top of the American flag. But he said in a Facebook post Tuesday the flag on the ground will not appear in the clip.
Kanye West, "Yeezus" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)
LOS ANGELES - Another brick in the wall - the one that's separated Pink Floyd fans from the band's music on Spotify - came down Monday.
Empire of the Sun, "Ice on the Dune" (Astralwerks)
The Lonely Island, "The Wack Album" (Republic Records)
Romanian prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a popular singer's claim that she was beaten up by her manager-boyfriend after a dispute over money, prompting a rare debate about domestic violence in this conservative East European nation.
KANYE WEST "Yeezus" (Def Jam) 3 1/2 stars
Los Angeles police say Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood, but there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening.
KANYE WEST "Yeezus" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 3 stars (out of 4)
