When Florida security guard George Zimmerman was acquitted over his shooting of unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2013, 18-year-old Jake Blount turned to the past to cope with his despair. “I wanted to know […]
Phil Manzanera, the 71-year-old guitarist for art-rock pioneers Roxy Music, is leaning into a computer camera backdropped by a nondescript hotel room. The band has assembled in Toronto, where they’re rehearsing for their first U.S. […]
Welcome to Life Lessons. This week, we’re revisiting Pharrell Williams’ conversation with Michael Jackson from our special August 2003 Music Issue. By 2003, Pharrell had reached the pinnacle of music industry fame—as one half of the […]
What is Bobby McFerrin’s Net Worth? Bobby McFerrin is an American singer who has a net worth of $5 million. Bobby McFerrin is best known for his 1988 hit song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” “Don’t […]
Pharoah Sanders, the saxophonist who played with John Coltrane and helped pioneer the spiritual jazz movement, has died at age 81. The label Luaka Bop announced his death, saying in a statement, “He died peacefully […]
Ali Farka Touré had a complex relationship with success outside Africa. It came to him relatively late in life – he was nearly 50 when the music he’d been recording for a small French label […]
Photo Credit: Sweetwater Sweetwater’s Guitar Month celebrates new additions to the massive music store’s amazing guitar line-up. This year some of the new arrivals include guitars made by The Loar, Warwick, Recording King, Larrivee, Sterling […]
The Latin Recording Academy shared its list of nominees for the 2022 Latin Grammys on Sept. 20. Bad Bunny swept the nominations, netting 10 nods overall. His chart-topping album “Un Verano Sin Ti” received nominations […]
Photo Credit: HitCo Entertainment Concord moves forward with its HitCo catalog purchase — but leaves the label behind. Antonio LA Reid’s HitCo Entertainment — home to artists like Dixie D’Amelio, Jennifer Lopez, Saint Jhn, and […]
“I was standing in line late 1966 with a lot of people to see the Jimi Hendrix Experience,” says John Cooper Clarke. “I noticed that everyone in the queue except me was wearing a tie.” […]
Much like Santa Claus himself, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong devoted his life to “the cause of happiness,” as he once put it, bringing joy to audiences around the globe every time he put his trumpet to […]
The 74th Emmy Awards are here — and The Times has you covered throughout TV’s biggest night with our Emmys live blog. Join awards columnist Glenn Whipp and staff writer Meredith Blake as they break […]
If you forgot that “Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph is also a Tony-nominated singer, don’t worry. She just reminded you. During the 74th Emmys on Monday, the acclaimed veteran performer sang the house down […]
It’s 7 o’clock on the dot and Usher isn’t in a drop-top. He’s on the other end of our Zoom conference line from Atlanta, retelling 25-year-old stories about one of the most monumental moments of his career: […]
In the century since Leon Theremin invented his eponymous instrument – as a Lenin-approved symbol of Soviet technological ingenuity – the theremin has been paraded as the human face of electronic technology. From classical musician […]
“I am an endangered species / But I sing no victim’s song / I am a woman, I am an artist / And I know where my voice belongs.” For a fleeting moment at this […]
Add “Abbott Elementary” actor Sheryl Lee Ralph to the legions of people who didn’t care for Jimmy Kimmel‘s comedy bit during her co-star Quinta Brunson‘s Emmy acceptance speech for comedy writing at the Monday awards […]
For the first half of the 20th century, jazz musicians would interpret the popular music of the age, with Tin Pan Alley hits, Broadway showtunes, blues songs and Latin dance numbers providing the basis for […]
What is Kelis’ Net Worth? Kelis is an American singer-songwriter who has a net worth of $4 million. As an artist, Kelis has worked with producers like will.i.am and Pharrell Williams to produce popular tracks […]
It’s the hottest day of the summer and Taylor Skye has found one of the few public spaces in Penzance that is safe from the midday glare: a graveyard. The electronic producer, one half of […]