Music covers the people, performances and recordings that shape what we hear, from classic rock and pop to newer artists and regional industries. It also includes the stories behind songs, albums, tours and the creative choices that give them lasting appeal.
For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.
The 1978 film *Grease* became a cultural hit in part because its songs blended nostalgia for doo-wop, rock and roll and R&B with radio-friendly pop. Its soundtrack album sold 20 million certified copies and topped charts in the US and UK, helping the film’s music reach far beyond…
Nick Cannon has revisited his feud with Eminem, saying it began after the rapper appeared to suggest he had been romantically involved with Mariah Carey, Cannon’s then-wife. Cannon said he felt he had to defend Carey and their relationship, offering his account of a dispute that resurfaced years…
The Latin Recording Academy honoured six figures whose work has shaped Latin music, presenting five Lifetime Achievement Awards and one Trustees Award at a ceremony in Las Vegas. The awards recognised artistic careers and contributions beyond performance, while the honorees’ remarks touched on identity, songwriting, inclusion and creativity.…
Billy Joel has announced an appearance at Florida Atlantic University on 14 December, featuring a question-and-answer session and some live music. It would be his first performance since brain surgery, despite his previous account that doctors advised him to stop performing because of concerns about the strain on…
Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias’s version of ‘To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before’ has passed 50 million streams, giving the song a much bigger audience than its original release achieved. The story shows how a country and pop duet revived a song that Frank Sinatra had declined…
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The Electric Mayhem, the Muppet band introduced on *The Muppet Show* in 1975, drew on real musicians and musical movements for its members. The article traces those influences, showing how Jim Henson’s interest in music helped shape the characters. Dr Teeth was modelled on New Orleans musician Dr…
A screentest of Kiss frontman Paul Stanley from the early 1980s has surfaced online, showing him delivering an intensely dramatic performance without his usual make-up. The clip offers a glimpse of Stanley trying out for an acting role during a period when he and bandmate Gene Simmons were…
Composer Francesco Le Metre says he built the score for *Being Heumann* around activist Judy Heumann’s character and the disability rights movement’s spirit of action. He aimed for music that felt intimate and human while reflecting Heumann’s influence on her community. Le Metre drew on the do-it-yourself punk…
Céline Dion’s 16 Paris concerts drew huge demand, but also triggered a surge in fake ticket sales and resale scams. Ekhoscènes, a trade body representing private live entertainment companies, says it has launched more than 50 legal actions against people selling counterfeit tickets and is challenging platforms that…