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Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums
Taylor Swift says she’s has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced that all the music she’s ever made now belongs to her. According to the note, the pop…
A show inside a cathedral featured raw chickens in diapers. The German president was in the audience
BERLIN (AP) — A performance inside a Catholic cathedral in Germany earlier this month that featured raw, plucked chickens wrapped in diapers onstage — and the country's president and the local archbishop in the audience — has prompted the…
Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-pop’s first deaf group
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a time.
When Big Ocean takes the stage, they seamlessly…
Bodies of 5 missing musicians of Mexican regional music band are found near Texas border
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — The bodies of five musicians, members of a Mexican regional music group who had gone missing, were found in the northern city of Reynosa along the Texas border, authorities said on Thursday.
The musicians from…
Leon Thomas is ‘ready for the moment’ with new album ‘MUTT Deluxe: HEEL’
NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Thomas is such a believer of speaking dreams into existence that the artist-producer has been patiently awaiting — yet expecting — his current moment of musical appreciation.
“I feel like this is like a 20-year-long,…
Takeaways from AP’s report on why pre-Civil War hymnal ‘The Sacred Harp’ is getting an update
“The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update. Sung in four-part harmony, “The Sacred Harp” is central to its more than…
It’s not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
A new edition of “The Sacred Harp,” a Christian hymnal first published in 1844, is being released this year. It helps carry on the more than 180-year-old American folk singing tradition that is as much about the community as it is the…
Music Review: The rock band Garbage are defiant on new album, ‘Let All That We Imagine Be the Light’
Buzz-saw guitars, dense synthesizers and throbbing percussion can sometimes brighten the mood.
That’s the goal of the new album from the American rock band Garbage, “Let All That We Imagine Be the Light.” Due for release Friday, it’s the…
Dolly Parton leans on her faith after losing husband of nearly 60 years
Dolly Parton says her faith has carried her through her fluctuating grief following the death of her husband, Carl Dean. The 10-time Grammy winner reflected on her marriage of nearly 60 years while promoting her new line of single-serve…
Rio’s mayor eases his new rules on live beach music after an outcry
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's mayor on Tuesday loosened new restrictions on live music on the city's beaches after many people warned of a threat to the dynamic cultural scene.
Mayor Eduardo Paes earlier this month introduced the…
Music Review: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Something Beautiful’ is a return to form. ‘Hannah Montana’ fans, rejoice
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For longtime Miley Cyrus fans, her ninth studio album is bound to live up to its name. It truly is “Something Beautiful.”
Over the years, the Grammy winner has demonstrated that she is unequivocally a pop star. She’s also…
Music Review: Virtuosic guitarist Ty Segall finds a new sweet spot on his laid-back ‘Possession’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Much of the virtuosic guitarist Ty Segall’s prolific career has been characterized by a sludgy, almost primal, intensity. But his 16th LP crystalizes a new, less-aggressive era for the indie rocker, as he trades in his…
Demi Lovato marries singer-songwriter Jordan ‘Jutes’ Lutes in California
Demi Lovato is officially married. The musician-actor tied the knot with Canadian singer-songwriter Jordan “Jutes” Lutes on Sunday in California. The ceremony was first exclusively reported by Vogue. The couple met while working on Lovato’s…
Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday
Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. The European Space Agency's big dish antenna in Spain will beam the waltz into the cosmos as it's performed by the Vienna…
What to know about Kid Cudi, the rapper testifying at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
Rapper Kid Cudi is the latest celebrity to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs′ sex trafficking trial. The popular melodic rapper told jurors Thursday about a 2012 firebombing of his car that prosecutors say was connected to Cudi's brief…
