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Music Review: Linkin Park returns on 'From Zero,' their first album since Chester Bennington's death
Linkin Park, the inventive American rap-rock band who wove electronica into its heavy, melodic compositions, return with their first new album in seven years, “From Zero.” It's a reference to their earliest days — when the band was known as Xero — a reclamation of their angry and ascendant...
Music Review: Gwen Stefani's 'Bouquet' is a romantic return to mellow rock — with an ageless voice
Words and phrases like “nostalgia” or “back to her roots” come to mind when listening to Gwen Stefani’s fifth studio album, “Bouquet” — and it is in no way negative. Across 10-tracks, the powerhouse singer leans into the mellow rock of her youth — think Hall &...
Rauw Alejandro on Puerto Rico, salsa and working with Pharrell on his new album
MIAMI (AP) — Last year, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro was in outer space. “Playa Saturno,” the 2023 surprise spinoff to his 2022 record “Saturno,” brought his R&B-informed reggaeton to new heights on an extraterrestrial concept album. A year later, and he's...
Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It's been a low-key part of his of his career since his Beatle beginnings, so it was not a serious swerve for him to make a whole country album, the forthcoming “Look Up,” a collaboration with the modern maestro of...
Jeff Beck was one of rock's greatest guitarists. Now his instruments are up for auction
LONDON (AP) — Musicians, collectors and fans have a chance to own a guitar god’s tools of the trade — instruments owned by the late Jeff Beck are going up for auction. Christie’s announced Friday it will sell more than 130 items, including 90 guitars, from the collection of...
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 wins album of the year at the 2024 Latin Grammys, a 25th anniversary party
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 took home the album of the year trophy at the 2024 Latin Grammy Awards for his “Radio Güira,” not long after receiving record of the year for “Mambo 23.” “Let me share this with all the nominees, it is a great privilege to be with you," Guerra said...
Shel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who's “My Generation” and The Kinks' “You Really Got Me,” helped oversee hits by Manfred Mann and the duo Chad & Jeremy and was an early backer of David Bowie, has...
Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue and Billy Porter to perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
NEW YORK (AP) — The giant balloons may be flying at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the stars will be on street. Organizers revealed Thursday that actor-singer Jennifer Hudson, dance music icon Kylie Minogue and Broadway and “Pose” star Billy Porter will all perform, an upping of...
Burt Bacharach, composer of classic songs, will have papers donated to Library of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Burt Bacharach, one of the most celebrated and popular composers and songwriters of the 20th century, will have his papers donated to the Library of Congress. Bacharach's widow Jane Bacharach, who made the donation, and the Library of Congress, announced the...
Q&A: Muna’s Katie Gavin on comfort music, creative freedom and her debut solo record
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katie Gavin is self-proclaimed “gay famous.” The pop band Muna first broke through with “Silk Chiffon,” an anthem to queer joy. Though Gavin, the frontwoman of Muna, has dipped a toe in pop music's mainstream, she’s definitively, and defiantly, still...
