Aug 07 To Gloria Estefan, wearing a mask is as simple as taking care of each other By Isabelle Di Rita At home in Vero Beach, Florida, Estefan spoke about her new album, which explores the musical connection between her birthplace, Cuba, and Brazil’s samba culture. She also wants you to wear a mask. Continue reading
Jul 31 Yo-Yo Ma on how musicians can 'rebuild our humanity' during the pandemic By Joshua Barajas In a heartfelt call to action to musicians, Ma said it is "your job -- our job -- is to actually move one person at a time."… Continue reading
Jul 29 Yo-Yo Ma's heartfelt call to action to artists during the pandemic By Isabelle Di Rita Now is the best time to make a personal connection with an audience of one, the cellist said, “because as a musician, your job — our job — is to actually move one person at a time.”… Continue reading
Jul 23 Songwriting will be key to getting us through the pandemic, Louis York says By Tommy Walters For hitmakers Chuck Harmony and Claude Kelly, songwriting can be a “lifesaving tool” during times of distress. Continue reading
Jul 22 The late Nick Cordero to have an album released in his honor By Associated Press Nick Cordero, the Broadway actor who spent more than 90 days in a hospital fighting for his life after contracting coronavirus, will have an album released posthumously. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 2:56 'I Still Can't Breathe,' a youth choir's message on police violence, has fresh relevance Four years ago, the Chester Children’s Chorus, a Pennsylvania group based near Philadelphia, recorded an original song called “I Still Can’t Breathe.” It was their response to the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and other Black Americans. Now teenagers… Continue watching
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 21 DJ D-Nice gave us a party to remember in the pandemic. But what's next for live music? By Joshua Barajas His “Club Quarantine” live streams have slowed since the early height of the coronavirus crisis in the spring, but they haven’t completely gone away. And he still misses the energy of a live crowd. Continue reading
Jul 12 Singer says lawsuit over Lady A name is 'white privilege' By Associated Press Singer Anita White, who was sued by a country group over the use of the name Lady A, says the group is using their white privilege against her. The band, who had previously been known as Lady Antebellum, filed a… Continue reading
Jul 06 Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83 By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press His song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” was No. 1 on the country charts in 1979 and crossed over to the pop charts. Continue reading