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Sarah McLachlan maps 30-date tour to mark anniversary of 'Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'

Sarah McLachlan maps 30-date tour to mark anniversary of 'Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'

Sarah McLachlan is making a trek across North America to mark 30 years of "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.
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US rapper Kendrick Lamar dazzles as he shares South Africa stage with local artists

US rapper Kendrick Lamar dazzles as he shares South Africa stage with local artists

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar has drawn raves in South Africa as a headliner at a music festival there over the weekend.
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Why Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' became so popular - and stayed that way

Why Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' became so popular - and stayed that way

NEW YORK (AP) — If anything about Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” annoys you, best to avoid shopping malls now. Or the radio. Maybe music altogether, for that matter. Her 1994 carol dominates holiday music like nothing else.
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Why Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' became so popular - and stayed that way

Why Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' became so popular - and stayed that way

NEW YORK (AP) — If anything about Mariah Carey's “All I Want for Christmas is You” annoys you, best to avoid shopping malls now. Or the radio. Maybe music altogether, for that matter. Her 1994 carol dominates holiday music like nothing else.
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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts. Not only was Swift's landmark Eras Tour the No.
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Attention all Barbz: Nicki Minaj releases 'Pink Friday 2,' 13 years after the original

Attention all Barbz: Nicki Minaj releases 'Pink Friday 2,' 13 years after the original

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicki Minaj 's highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Pink Friday 2,” is finally here. Out Friday, the 10-time Grammy nominee's 41st birthday, “Pink Friday 2” is Minaj's first full-length release since 2018's “Queen.
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J Balvin returns to his reggaeton roots on the romantic 'Amigos' - and no, it is not about Bad Bunny

J Balvin returns to his reggaeton roots on the romantic 'Amigos' - and no, it is not about Bad Bunny

LAS VEGAS (AP) — At a Frank Sinatra-themed restaurant in the lobby of Encore, a luxury hotel and casino on the Vegas strip, Colombian musician J Balvin sat down to discuss his interest in Formula One .
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Rush's Alex Lifeson joins Geddy Lee at Toronto book tour stop to share memories

Rush's Alex Lifeson joins Geddy Lee at Toronto book tour stop to share memories

TORONTO — Geddy Lee surprised a venue of Rush fans on Thursday by marching out old friend and longtime band mate Alex Lifeson to help him traverse decades of shared memories.
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‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve' will feature Janelle Monáe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneé Rapp and more in LA

‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve' will feature Janelle Monáe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneé Rapp and more in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2024 on “Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from New York City's Times Square on December 31, alongside his host Rita Ora.
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Cody Johnson, Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean to headline Boots and Hearts

Cody Johnson, Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean to headline Boots and Hearts

Country stars Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett and Cody Johnson are headed to next year's Boots and Hearts. All three will headline the 2024 edition of the camping and country music festival, which takes place Aug.
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