Eagles plan massive ‘Hotel California’ performances on tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eagles are planning massive performances of their album "Hotel California" during their 2020 tour. Performances of the band's 1976 album will include a 46-piece orchestra and a 22-voice choir. Organizers announced...
Thousands mourn Mexican singer José José at homage
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of Mexico City residents lined the sides of major boulevards Wednesday to catch a glimpse of the hearse carrying the ashes of singer José José. The ashes of the Mexico...
Fort Worth Opera’s 2019-2020 season to feature world premieres
Fort Worth Opera (FWO) has scheduled two world premiere productions for the company’s 2019-2020 season, the company said in a news release. On Nov. 16, 2019, FWO will present composer Joe Illick and Pulitzer Prize-winning...
NPR’s From the Top goes backstage at the 2019 Cliburn Junior
NPR's FROM THE TOP GOES BACKSTAGE AT THE 2019 CLIBURN JUNIOR Airing nationally Oct. 8, NPR's From the Top goes behind-the-scenes at the 2019 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival. Available on participating NPR stations...
Ginger Baker, Cream’s volatile drummer, dies at 80
LONDON (AP) — Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, tempo and style in popular music,...
Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter and YouTube have removed a video from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice President Joe Biden. Both a Twitter...
Review: Guitar czar Joel Paterson rules on retro Beatles ode
Joel Paterson, "Let it Be Guitar!" (Bloodshot Records) Close your eyes, picture Chet Atkins pulling up a bar stool on the beach at Waikiki and coolly plucking out a surfy rendition of Paul McCartney's iconic...
North Texas-based country singer Kylie Rae Harris dies in New Mexico crash
Country singer Kylie Rae Harris, who started out stringing together lyrics and performing as a teenager, was one of two people killed in a three-vehicle crash in New Mexico. Harris' publicist confirmed her death Thursday,...
‘Texas Music Cafe’ in Waco begins 22nd season
WACO, Texas (AP) — The long-running video series "Texas Music Cafe" starts its 22nd season with a Saturday concert that shows a new Waco-flavored emphasis for the Texas music showcase, with performances shot at...
Meet Todrick Hall, a Taylor Swift pal who preaches inclusion and was born in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Todrick Hall has been preaching about inclusion, self-acceptance and gay pride for much of his career. So it made sense that he would preach about those messages as he accepted...