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Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to their recordings including ‘Push It’
Salt-N-Pepa are telling their record label not to push it as they fight for the rights to their music.
The groundbreaking duo behind hip-hop classics including 1993's “Shoop” and 1987's “Push It” say in a lawsuit that Universal Music Group…
Austria welcomes JJ back home with cheers, hugs and roses after he wins the Eurovision Song Contest
Austrian fans have enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport after he won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.” As JJ walked through the gate, hundreds of fans on Sunday cheered, some…
Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song ‘Wasted Love.’ Israel comes 2nd
Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.” Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at a competition overshadowed by the Gaza war. JJ beat 25 other competitors during…
Music Review: Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m The Problem’ will be everywhere. Buckle up
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Wallen says he's the problem. And soon, he'll be yours.
The country megastar's fourth studio album, “I'm the Problem,” will be everywhere imminently if it isn't already — just like his earlier records, the last of…
Estonia’s Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato,” a dance-pop ditty by Estonian rapper and visual artist Tommy Cash.
Estonia’s entry in the pan-continental pop competition,…
War reaches Ukrainian rock band Ziferblat even at the Eurovision Song Contest
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine’s musicians can’t escape war, even at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Rock band Ziferblat were in Basel, Switzerland to represent their country when they learned the home of backing singer Khrystyna Starykova…
Jon Batiste announces Big Money Tour with promise of fresh sounds, improvisation and connection
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Batiste is hitting the road again. The Grammy and Oscar winner is launching his second headlining tour, promising fresh sounds for his forthcoming album and material from his latest project, “Beethoven Blues (Batiste…
Eurovision favorites KAJ fly the flag for Sweden and make saunas all the rage at the contest
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — There’s one word you hear more than any other in Basel during the Eurovision Song Contest: Sauna.
The northern Swiss city isn't known as an epicenter of steamy wood-cabin relaxation, but the small municipality of…
BIBI releases sophomore album ‘EVE: ROMANCE’ with philosophical edge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean artist BIBI released her highly anticipated sophomore album “EVE: ROMANCE” on Wednesday, delivering a project that blends her signature genre-defying sound with philosophical twists.
The singer,…
Music Review: Cautious Clay’s dreamy R&B-pop ‘The Hours: Morning’ is an exploration in time
Cautious Clay, the multi-instrumentalist whose dreamy R&B and indie-pop sound has earned him the attention of everyone from Arooj Aftab and John Mayer to Taylor Swift, embraces the passing of time on his latest EP, “The Hours: Morning.”…
What to know about Cassie, the singer testifying against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
NEW YORK (AP) — Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, began testifying Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ' sex trafficking trial. She is expected to return to the stand on Wednesday.
The music mogul is charged…
A closer look at the jurors in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 New Yorkers, plus a half-dozen alternates, is hearing testimony at the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The group tilts male and middle-aged or older. Only three jurors are under 40. Five are…
Maren Morris’ ‘Dreamsicle’ album invites healing as she embraces her new life
NEW YORK (AP) — When country star Maren Morris would voice support for the LBGTQ community, including publicly clashing with Jason Aldean’s wife over gender-affirming care for transgender youth, she thought she was doing it as an ally. She…
Music Review: Blake Shelton returns to his roots with ‘For Recreational Use Only’
Blake Shelton's 13th studio album opens with a fitting declaration for both his latest project and the current state of his career: “Stay Country or Die Tryin'.”
It would be more accurately phrased like a question.
At this stage, Shelton…
AP PHOTOS: Statue of late Motörhead frontman Lemmy unveiled in English hometown
LONDON (AP) — A decade after his death, Lemmy, the frontman of the legendary British heavy metal band Motörhead, will stand tall and proud in his hometown in the north of England.
Well, his statue will.
Inside the statue though will be some…
