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Music Review: Whitney Houston is some singer on live 'The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)'

Nov. 06, 2024 09:43 AM EST

“Find your strength in love,” Whitney Houston sings near the end of a new live album, “The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)." She spends a full minute delivering those five syllables. The song is “Greatest Love of All.” At the start of the final line, Houston darts...

Book Review: 'The Name of This Band is R.E.M.' is a vivid journey through the rock band's history

Nov. 05, 2024 10:54 AM EST

The best way to read “The Name of This Band is R.E.M.” is with a pair of headphones and a collection of the band's albums on streaming services or CDs. Opt for the cassettes or vinyl if you want to go old school. Peter Ames Carlin's book isn't just a cultural biography of the...

Andrea Bocelli on his new album, film and 30 years of making music: 'I like to think to the future'

Nov. 04, 2024 23:08 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — It's one of the most immediately recognizable voices on the planet: Andrea Bocelli's tenor is beloved across generations, cultures and borders, known to induce tears in as few as three simple words: “Con Te Partirò,” or in its English performance, “Time to Say Goodbye.” ...

Oprah Winfrey, President Biden, VP Harris, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones

Nov. 04, 2024 18:17 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Reactions to the death of Quincy Jones, who died Sunday at age 91: — "My beloved Q. The world’s beloved Q. The one and only Quincy Jones “discovered” me for “The Color Purple” movie in 1985. My life changed forever for the better after meeting him. I had...

Music Review: State Champs’ self-titled album is enjoyable, quintessential, predictable pop-punk

Nov. 04, 2024 15:38 PM EST

New York pop-punk band State Champs’ self-titled album is one fans of the genre have heard before — a band musing about awkward interactions at parties, overthinking their romantic relationships and scorning the mundane. Across 12 tracks, the album is charming, but unchallenging. ...

Remembering Quincy Jones: 10 career-spanning songs to celebrate his legacy

Nov. 04, 2024 12:43 PM EST

Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, most musicians are not the prodigious producer Quincy Jones. The larger-than-life figure died Sunday night at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by his family....

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Nov. 04, 2024 10:52 AM EST

Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. ...

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Nov. 04, 2024 10:49 AM EST

Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic "Thriller" album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. ...

After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms

Nov. 01, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

(RNS) — When former Christian artist Michael Gungor first hosted a new spiritual community in Los Angeles this year, worship began not with an organ blast or sermon series video promo, but with blowing bubbles. Appropriately dubbed “Play,” Gungor envisioned the event — which...

Q&A: Tommy Richman talks 'Million Dollar Baby' success, Grammy nominations and 'not hip-hop' drama

Nov. 01, 2024 11:36 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman nearly had a million reasons to quit music — until “ Million Dollar Baby ” became one of the year's most popular songs. Now, the singer is eyeing Grammy nominations next week. Two years ago, Richman was living in his parents’ basement in...