Paul Simon delivers a commanding incantation at Disney Hall
In 2018, Paul Simon walked onto the Hollywood Bowl stage for what most in the crowd believed to be his last tour stop in Los…
Alex Warren on ‘Ordinary,’ Christianity and his past as an influencer
Of all the pop hits vying to become the song of the summer, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” might be the most improbable: A stark and brooding…
System of a Down’s Daron Malakian strikes familiar, violent chords on new Scars on Broadway album
Fans of System of a Down desperately hoping the Armenian American alt-metal band will one day release a full-length follow-up to their chart-topping 2005 companion…
Fire ‘severely damages’ Belgium’s Tomorrowland stage ahead of Friday start | Arts and Culture News
The annual Tomorrowland festival is set to draw about 100,000 attendees, with many expected to camp on site.A huge fire has engulfed the main stage…
Suspect arrested over shooting of American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and husband ‘gunned down inside LA home’
A SUSPECT has been arrested after American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband were found dead in their home.Robin and husband Thomas DeLuca,…
Hollywood Bowl opens with Russian music and no Gustavo Dudamel
Tuesday night the Los Angeles Philharmonic opened its 103rd season at the Hollywood Bowl. It was a beautiful evening. Lustrous twilight. Bright moon. Paradisal weather.…
Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket
Ever since operetta composer Victor Herbert sued Shanley’s restaurant in New York in 1917 to force it to pay for playing his song on a…
Nick Fradiani channels Neil Diamond in ‘A Beautiful Noise’
“A Beautiful Noise” is a jukebox musical that understands the assignment.The show, which opened Wednesday at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on the Broadway musical’s North…
Germany breaks world record for largest string orchestra | Arts and Culture
NewsFeedGermany shattered the world record for largest string orchestra as 1,353 musicians performed Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” The intergenerational event brought together players of all…
Lenny Pearce’s baby rave: dancing toddlers, glow sticks and bass drops
Natalie Z. Briones is a concert veteran. She’s been to heavy metal concerts and a punk music festival where she napped most of the time.…
Ritchie Valens died too young. His legacy will live on forever
This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton’s “La Bamba: A Visual History,” published by Hat & Beard Press.“Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs convicted on two of five counts in sex abuse trial | Courts News
A jury in the United States has found musician Sean “Diddy” Combs guilty of prostitution-related offences but cleared him of more serious charges after a…
Foo Fighters mark 30th anniversary of band’s debut
Foo Fighters are celebrating the anniversary of an old album with the release of a new song.Nearly 30 years to the day after Dave Grohl’s…
Spice Girls ‘turn down’ huge Louis Theroux BBC girl band documentary
Following the success of Louis Theroux's series called Boybands Forever, the journalist is planning a girl group version, but one iconic group has reportedly shunned…
Warner Music Group announces layoffs, larger restructuring plan
Warner Music Group will lay off an unspecified number of employees as part of a months-long restructuring plan to cut costs, Chief Executive Robert Kyncl…
Composer Alexandre Desplat on the challenges of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’
An enormous shadow hovers over the characters in “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” and it’s the same one that has been dogging composer Alexandre Desplat ever since…
NPR’s Felix Contreras opened minds to Latin alternative music. He’s finally getting his due
National Public Radio journalist Felix Contreras, best known for chronicling Latino music in his podcast “Alt.Latino,” will be honored this year at the 38th annual…
Apple Music to open a new studio in Culver City
Apple Music on Monday said it’s opening a three-story studio in Culver City this summer that will have a 4,000-square-foot soundstage for live performances and…
Adrian Quesada steps into his star power in new LP ‘Boleros Psicodélicos II’
Speaking with musician and producer Adrian Quesada elicits a calming effect, as if a salve has been applied to the people conversing with him. His…
Irish band Kneecap shouts out to Palestine Action Group at Glastonbury | Music News
Thousands of fans chanted ‘free Palestine’ and waved Palestinian flags as the Irish trio performed in the UK.Irish-language rap group Kneecap has performed at the…