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Herbie Hancock and Steve Perry arrive at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Journey legend Steve Perry to release his first Christmas album

It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. Sure, the calendar on the wall says it’s still only September, but pop stars are already busy getting ready for the holiday (music) … more

Jim Harrington, The Mercury News (TNS) | 9/20/21

Lil Nas X backstage at the 62nd Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Lil Nas X will destroy the ‘homophobic cloud over hip-hop,’ says Kid Cudi; ‘What he’s doing is what we need right now’

Kid Cudi is big on Lil Nas X. The Grammy-winning artist penned a heartfelt tribute to the 22-year-old music superstar, who was recently named one of the 100 most influential people of 2021 by … more

Muri Assunção, New York Daily News (TNS) | 9/16/21

From left, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones on April 4, 2016, in London. Watts has died at age 80. (Ian West/PA Wire/Zuma Press/TNS)

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80, weeks after revealing emergency operation

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at age 80, just weeks after pulling out of the legendary band’s U.S. tour following an emergency operation. Watts, whose virtuoso stylings … more

Nancy Dillon, New York Daily News (TNS) | 8/24/21

Supporters of Britney Spears rally as a hearing on the Britney Spears conservatorship case takes place at Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on June 23, 2021. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Britney Spears’ dad claims Jodi Montgomery called singer ‘mentally sick,’ raised option of another 5150 psychiatric hold during July 9 call

Britney Spears’ dad claims his daughter’s day-to-day guardian called her “mentally sick” and possibly in need of another 5150 psychiatric hold during a phone call last … more

Nancy Dillon, New York Daily News (TNS) | 8/6/21

Young Thug performs at the Bud Light Seltzer stage during the final day of Lollapalooza on August 1, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago. (Vashon Jordan Jr./Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Health officials urge COVID-19 tests for Lollapalooza goers

CHICAGO — Alison Goodwin was eager to attend Lollapalooza, excited for the live music lineup and the strict pandemic protocols that she had assumed would keep the event safe for her and her … more

Angie Leventis Lourgos and Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune (TNS) | 8/5/21

Pete Parada of The Offspring performs during the second and final day of Warped Tour on June 30, 2019 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Parada says The Offspring has removed him from the group because he refused to get a COVID vaccine. (Corey Perrine/Getty Images/TNS)

The Offspring dumps drummer for refusing COVID vaccine

Rock band The Offspring have booted drummer Pete Parada from the group because he refused to get a COVID vaccine, according to Parada. “Given my personal medical history and the side-effect … more

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News (TNS) | 8/4/21

DaBaby arrives at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, on Sunday, March 14, 2021, in downtown Los Angeles. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

DaBaby apologizes again for homophobic rant after losing yet another festival gig

DaBaby is continuing to reap the consequences of his homophobic outburst as yet another major music festival has removed the scorned rapper from its lineup. The organizers of New York City's … more

Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 8/2/21

DaBaby is out at Lollapalooza after homophobic comments

The final day of Lollapalooza began with a change to the musical lineup. The rapper DaBaby would no longer headline the Bud Light Seltzer Stage at 9 p.m. Instead, according to posts … more

Doug George, Chicago Tribune (TNS) | 8/1/21

Singer Smokey Robinson attends the 28th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in West Hollywood, California. (Michael Tran/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Smokey Robinson gratefully resumes touring after battling COVID-19: ‘It was touch and go,’ says Motown legend

Motown vocal legend Smokey Robinson gratefully returned to the concert stage last weekend after having spent nearly two weeks hospitalized in December with COVID-19. more

George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) | 7/30/21

Jenna Tomaszewski, 26, and Alex Turner, 28, both of Tennessee, show their COVID-19 vaccination cards as they arrive for the first day of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago's Grant Park on July 29, 2021. A vaccination card or negative COVID-19 test is required for entry to Lollapalooza this year.

As Lollapalooza gets underway, Chicago nears COVID-19 benchmark of 200 new daily cases

On the opening day of Lollapalooza Thursday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she expects the city to start recording 200 new daily COVID-19 cases but noted that other key metrics … more

Gregory Pratt and John Byrne, Chicago Tribune (TNS) | 7/29/21

In this file photo, The cast of Hamilton performs the show's Broadway Opening Night at Richard Rodgers Theatre on Aug. 6, 2015 in New York City.

HAMILTON ticket buyers beware

Texas Performing Arts will present a highly anticipated limited 2-week engagement of HAMILTON at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, December 7–19, 2021. Tickets for this engagement of HAMILTON are … more

From Staff Reports | 7/14/21

Texas Performing Arts celebrates 40 years on the forty acres

After spearheading a $3 million renovation of Austin’s largest theater, Executive and Artistic Director Bob Bursey announced his first curated season of music, dance, theater, and performance for Texas Performing Arts. A dozen live productions will mark its 40th Anniversary season in 2021-2022.

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Staff Reports | 6/24/21

Record Store Day: What to look for on Saturday

Just like everything else in 2020, with Record Store Day, the needle kind of slipped off the record and landed with a scratchy thud. more

Scott Mervis | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 6/10/21

Wade Hayes will headline the live music at the Leander Old Town Street Festival, which is Saturday and hosted by the Leander Chamber of Commerce.

Old Town Festival returns to Leander

Leander’s Old Town Street Festival rolls into town Saturday with live music, the Old Town 5k run, shopping vendors, food trucks, children’s rides and wine tasting.Vendor booths and the … more

Staff Reports | 6/2/21

Nita Strauss and Tommy Henrikson perform with Alice Cooper at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, Texas on July 29, 2019.

Alice Cooper returns to Cedar Park in October

ALICE COOPER will make his long-awaited return to the road on a headline tour this September and October. The tour is scheduled to play H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on October 19 as part of the … more

Staff Reports | 5/17/21

Paul Stanley with Kiss at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand in 2010. (David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

Kiss-off: Paul Stanley embraces love of vintage R&B

Say what? Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Paul Stanley, artistically reborn as a vintage soul-music crooner? more

George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) | 3/3/21

Morgan Wallen performs onstage at Nashville's Music City Center for The 54th Annual CMA Awards broadcast on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMA/TNS)

Morgan Wallen fans vote him back onto Tennessee radio after racist-slur controversy

Morgan Wallen’s career is taking a small step forward after the country star’s use of a racist slur sent it off a cliff a month ago. His “Dangerous: The Double Album” is atop … more

Christie D'Zurilla, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 3/2/21

Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and original member of Bob Marley's band The Wailers, Bunny Wailer, circa 1975. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images/TNS)

Reggae icon Bunny Wailer, co-founder of famed group the Wailers, dies at 73

Bunny Wailer, one of the most influential singers in reggae music history, died Tuesday at age 73. Along with young Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, the artist born Neville O'Riley Livingston co-founded … more

Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 3/2/21

One year after COVID shut it down, the SXSW Film Festival announces full virtual lineup

(TNS) When the annual South by Southwest event was canceled by city officials in Austin, Texas, one week before it was set to begin in March 2020, it was among the earlier signs that the COVID-19 … more

By Mark Olsen | Los Angeles Times | 2/11/21

Rick Guardino crowd surfs on his wheelchair during the Nine Inch Nails performance on Aug. 2, 2013. (Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Chris Jones: When should massive musical festivals like Lolla return? The answer is in how much we value live art

(TNS) The last big scene of “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” Frank Marshall’s excellent documentary about the rise (and staying power) of the Bee Gees, takes … more

By Chris Jones | Chicago Tribune | 2/11/21

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