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‘Blackstar’ sales soar as Bowie’s musical and financial legacy endures
Culture
January 12, 2016
‘Blackstar’ sales soar as Bowie’s musical and financial legacy endures
Sales of David Bowie's last album — released two days before his death from cancer — soared on Monday along…
Swan song for ‘American Idol’ after 15 game-changing years
Culture
January 5, 2016
Swan song for ‘American Idol’ after 15 game-changing years
It started on June 11, 2002, with a couple of unfamiliar hosts posing in an empty theater and making an…
Natalie Cole: master of past and present styles
Culture
January 3, 2016
Natalie Cole: master of past and present styles
She began as a 1970s soul singer hyped as the next Aretha Franklin and peaked in the 1990s as an…
Music, digital art intersect in ‘Day for Night’ festival in Houston
Art news
December 20, 2015
Music, digital art intersect in ‘Day for Night’ festival in Houston
Sound, image and digital art installations collide in Houston this weekend for the Day for Night Festival, which brings together…
AP PHOTOS: Cent’anni! A look at Frank Sinatra’s life
Culture
December 13, 2015
AP PHOTOS: Cent’anni! A look at Frank Sinatra’s life
"Oh! Look at Me Now!" Of all of Frank Sinatra's timeless tunes, perhaps that song title best captures the singer's…
Eagles of Death Metal to join U2 in emotional Paris return: report
Culture
December 5, 2015
Eagles of Death Metal to join U2 in emotional Paris return: report
Eagles of Death Metal, whose gig was targeted during terror attacks in Paris last month, will return to the stage…
Singer Scott Weiland dies in Minnesota at age 48: Facebook statement
Culture
December 4, 2015
Singer Scott Weiland dies in Minnesota at age 48: Facebook statement
Rock singer Scott Weiland, the troubled ex-frontman for the band Stone Temple Pilots, died during a tour stop with his…
Samira Saeed’s new clip on TV soon
Culture
November 28, 2015
Samira Saeed’s new clip on TV soon
Songstar Samira Saeed’s latest song "Ayza Aeesh" (Wanna Live) has received at least 624,000 views on Youtube, apparently encouraging the…
YouTube Music is a great music-video app — if you pay up
Science
November 15, 2015
YouTube Music is a great music-video app — if you pay up
If you were going to reinvent MTV for a mobile generation, you'd probably come up with something like YouTube Music.…
Streaming yet to convince investors it is future of music
Culture
November 1, 2015
Streaming yet to convince investors it is future of music
Music streaming was supposed to have come of age with the public listing of Deezer, but the French company's postponement…