Oct 19 Grammys release inclusion requirement to ensure diverse show By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The Recording Academy released on Tuesday an eight-page document detailing the inclusion rider’s purposes and objectives. The agreement requires producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for the upcoming annual awards ceremony. Continue reading
Oct 18 McCartney, Swift to induct new members into Rock Hall By Associated Press Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift will induct newcomers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during its annual ceremony, set for Cleveland on Oct. 30. Continue reading
Oct 18 Posthumous Chuck Berry live album to be released in December By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press "Live From Blueberry Hill" is taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006 at Blueberry Hill café in St. Louis, one of Berry's favorite places to play. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 5:23 Stevie Van Zandt’s new memoir documents his life in music and show business By Christopher Booker To call Stevie Van Zandt a renaissance man may be a bit of an understatement. He’s in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, was an E Street Band guitarist, an actor, an activist and a producer Van Zandt joins… Continue watching
Oct 05 Detroit posthumously honors Aretha Franklin with post office naming By Mike Householder, Associated Press Aretha Franklin was given a bit of posthumous R-E-S-P-E-C-T on Monday when a post office in her hometown of Detroit was named after the late singer. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:25 What keeps the band ‘They Might Be Giants’ making music 40 years on By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber There have been many ways to enter the orbit of ‘They Might Be Giants’, an eccentric musical group that has been writing and recording together for the last 40 years. From the New York art scene of the early 1980s… Continue watching
Oct 01 Spears case spotlights state efforts to rein in conservators By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Already this year, New Jersey cracked down on the circle of people who could petition for someone to be placed under a guardian. New Mexico created an independent review process to oversee how conservatorships are being handled. And Oregon is… Continue reading
Sep 30 Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Blige, Lamar to perform at Super Bowl By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Roc Nation founder Jay-Z said in a statement that their show will be "history in the making." The 2022 game will be the first time the Super Bowl has been played in the Los Angeles area since 1993. Continue reading
Sep 24 How Irving Berlin’s blue skies turned to blue days By Dr. Howard Markel Irving Berlin has no place in American music; he is American music,” legendary composer Jerome Kern once wrote. Yet for his final 25 years, Berlin led a rather reclusive existence. Continue reading
Sep 22 R. Kelly says he won’t testify at his sex trafficking trial By Tom Hays, Associated Press R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won't take the witness stand at his sex trafficking trial, meaning he'll avoid the risk of a potentially brutal cross-examination. Continue reading