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They sure do grow up quickly, don’t they?Last week marked a milestone for the children’s brand Kidz Bop: The release of “Kidz Bop 50,” the company’s 50th album of sanitized, child-friendly covers...

Ever so self-effacingly, Garth Hudson breathed history into songs. At his magisterial Lowrey organ, he summoned Bach, hymns, the gospel church or a circus calliope. At the piano, he bounced through ragtime...

▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube4. Roy Orbison: “In Dreams”The most unforgettable musical scene in “Blue Velvet,” though, starts with a song request from the monstrous Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper):...

Jazz Is Dead initially brought Taylor to the United States in 2022 for his very first American shows. The singer and actress Janelle Monáe was among those who attended his concert in...

Two sheets of yellowed stationary are crumpled but intact, with typewritten lyrics and scribbled changes that offer a rare glimpse into the creative process of their famed author as he penned one...

Even before news of his death broke on Thursday, the spirit of the director David Lynch hovered over the Prototype Festival. For 12 years, this annual showcase of experimental opera and music...

Melba Montgomery, one of the most distinctive country singers of her generation and an electrifying — and witty — duet partner for George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin, died on Wednesday...

One man was known as a killer, sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for killing a 16-year-old London student in a gruesome confrontation at a bakery.The other man was a balaclava-wearing...

Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicThe Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” focuses on just a few crucial years at the beginning of the songwriter’s career, from 1961, when...

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