Ronnie Hawkins, key figure in formation of the Band, dies

A male singer poses in a suit

Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. He was 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death to the Canadian Press; […]

Lethal Bizzle: ‘Do you know what? ‘Pow 2011′ happened by mistake’ – Music News

Lethal Bizzle: 'Do you know what? 'Pow 2011' happened by mistake' - Music News

Lethal Bizzle joins The Dotty Show on Apple Music 1 for an extensive interview, in which he discusses his career highlights plus teases plans for future releases. During the chat, he shares his hopes to […]

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Over Two Decades

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Over Two Decades

An exterior shot of an Apple Store. Photo Credit: Laurenz Heymann From the way placements come to fruition to the number of opportunities available to artists, sync licensing has changed dramatically in recent years. Amid […]

Soul veteran Jean Carne: ‘Duke Ellington was a wonderful, grandfatherly gentleman’ | Jazz

Carne with Adrian Younge, left, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.

At 21, the singer Jean Carne had uprooted her life in Atlanta, Georgia, to elope to Hollywood with jazz pianist Doug Carn. It was 1969, and like so many American kids of the flower-power years, […]

Colin Cantwell dead – Legend who created iconic Star Wars aircraft and Death Star dies aged 90

Colin Cantwell has died at the age of 90

LEGENDARY Star Wars aircraft creator Colin Cantwell has died at the age of 90 The artist’s partner Sierra Dall revealed that he passed away on Saturday in Colorado. 2 Colin Cantwell has died at the […]

Vangelis wasn’t just a film composer – he blew apart the boundaries of pop | Music

Demis Roussos, Vangelis and Lucas Sideras of Aphrodite’s Child.

Greek pop music of the 1960s is not an area of musical history where anyone who doesn’t fondly remember it first-hand is advised to dwell. There are a few exceptions – garage rock collectors have […]

Fleetwood Mac’s 30 greatest songs – ranked! | Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac in their Peter Green era in the early 1970s. L-R: John McVie, Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer and Peter Green.

30. Keep on Going (1973) A fantastic curio from the Mystery to Me album. Written by Bob Welch, Keep on Going sets Christine McVie’s voice against an arrangement audibly influenced by the soul music coming […]

The Toronto Producer Behind Drake & Jack Harlow’s “Churchill Downs”

The Toronto Producer Behind Drake & Jack Harlow’s “Churchill Downs”

“Churchill Downs” is poised for ubiquity thanks to its teaming of chart toppers Jack Harlow and Drake. But the track started off as a much more low key, and deeply moving, collaboration for hotshot Toronto […]

Mariah Carey Heardle Songs | POPSUGAR Entertainment

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 17: Mariah Carey lights the Empire State Building in celebration of the 25th anniversary of

Mariah Carey may be a household name when it comes to Christmas music or ’90s and 2000s pop and R&B hits, but anyone attempting Mariah Carey Heardle knows her catalogue is far more extensive. This […]