Like many performers, music was a common thread in Griffith’s life. He was part of the brass band at church, where minister Ed Mickey taught him to play the trombone and sing. Upon his 1944 graduation ...

At 83, McCartney is looking back for his 18th solo LP, to formative flirtations, family singalongs, even his own birth – and the febrile times that mirror our own. It’s given him ‘every hope that we’l ...

PEMBROKE — University of North Carolina at Pembroke student Kaden Ryan is preparing to release the fifth album of his career, “Hold Me Here,” on June 26. Ryan, only 20 years old, has spent his free ...

As the legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan celebrates his monumental 85th birthday, we take a definitive look back at the ...

We explore Bob Dylan’s monumental rise from a coffeehouse troubadour to a Nobel-winning cultural idol. By blending ...

Audiences looking to see one of the inspirations behind HAMILTON should make plans to see the Abbey Theater of Dublin's ...

This week’s new music Friday also features Freddie Gibbs, G Herbo, PJ Morton, Rome Streetz, 38 Spesh and Wyclef.

From "Born in the U.S.A." to "We Shall Overcome" and "Sweet Home Alabama," these songs encapsulate America in all its glory ...

Andrew Sa, Chicago’s queer Cosmic Country crooner, releases a debut solo album where he’s anything but solitary.

After facing recruiting setbacks, injuries and family hardships, Kaelon Black achieved a lifelong goal when he became a San ...

Caleb Shomo’s recent public statement about his identity has brought new attention to a personal chapter that is now changing ...

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