Arts Apr 01 British artist Yola’s ‘genre-fluid’ blend turns heads in Nashville By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Lizz Bolaji
Arts Aug 04 Grammys commit to more hiring diversity for 2022 show The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony. By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press
Health Jul 14 Will an 18-year-old pop star convince young people that the COVID-19 vaccine is good 4 u? Youth vaccination rates are brutal out here. So the White House tapped Olivia Rodrigo to lend a hand. By Chloe Jones
Arts May 26 Grammys change rules for album of the year award The Recording Academy has updated its rules for the album of the year Grammy, giving more producers and songwriters a better chance at winning the top award. By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press
Arts Apr 04 Watch 3:17 Vinyl sales prop up independent music Even with the popularity of streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, last year saw a resurgence in sales of vinyl records—for the first time since 1986, there were more vinyl sold than CDs. The boost in sales couldn’t… By Christopher Booker
Feb 09 Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76 By Associated Press Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 8:18 Highlighting the best music of 2020, a year many live performances were silenced By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris As with many things this past year, the typical live music scene was silenced. But there were creative attempts to provide entertainment breaking out all over, and recording artists put out new music that offered a wide range of options. Continue watching
Aug 17 How COVID-19 is affecting the British music scene By Taryn Siegel, Associated Press But the music scene some Brits know and love may soon be unrecognizable because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has plunged the U.K. economy into its worst recession on record. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 6:45 Pandemic brings challenges, new opportunities for music industry By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a huge blow to the music industry. Large in-person concerts were among the first events to be cancelled and will likely be among the last to resume. And in a recent survey of small U.S. Continue watching
Jul 10 With new name and album, The Chicks’ voices ring loud again By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press With topics like youth activism and escaping toxic relationships, the album "seemed like a good reflection on our times," said lead singer Natalie Maines. Continue reading