A Benedictine community of monks from Norcia, Italy, has released an album of heavenly strains of Gregorian chant that is enjoying extraordinary success. The CD not only debuted at number 1 on Billboard’s classical chart, but has held top billing for the third straight week.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll might sound more glamorous than a diversified business portfolio, but the returns are a little more shortsighted.
A 22-year-old Yemeni rapper, who has become the first high-profile female artist of her kind in the troubled Arab nation, is receiving threats. Amani Yahya fled to Saudi Arabia due to the civil war engulfing Yemen and has dedicated her artistic career to shining a light on the suffering of Yemeni women and defying cultural norms for women in the devout Muslim nation.
And so, a new genre of music was born.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the nickname King of the Blues, died late Thursday at home in Las Vegas. He was 89.
In October 2002, Ryan Adams ejected a fan from his concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for repeatedly requesting a cover of Bryan Adams’s “Summer of ’69.” The show was part of the singer’s intimate “Demolition” acoustic tour; the heckler’s repeated shouts for the song were an annoying distraction.
Instagram founder and chief executive Kevin Systrom announced the launch of a new account, @music, Wednesday morning, which will be “dedicated to exploring music around the globe, from those who create it to the community around it.”
Rapper and businessman Jay Z was joined by some of music’s biggest stars on Monday for the official re-launch of TIDAL, the first-ever artist owned streaming service, which plans to compete with bigs Pandora and Spotify. Jay Z recently acquired
Wilco, an alternative American rock band, canceled its upcoming show in Indianapolis because of Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
As South by Southwest terminates in its usual glut of pudgy arm tattoos, over priced craft beer, and beta male posturing, I must wonder, how do bands get popular these days?
Actors such as Russell Crow, Ryan Gosling, and Scarlett Johansson all have successful careers in film, but what you may not know is that the aforementioned A-listers are also musicians. Think that’s cool? Well, Johnny Depp doesn’t. In fact, the actor thinks the idea of it is “sickening.”
Madonna was seemingly less than thrilled that a 13-song collection of unreleased demos was leaked onto the Internet Wednesday. According to Billboard, many had speculated that the 13 songs constituted the entirety of Madonna’s highly anticipated, untitled new album, due
