Paul Di’Anno dead: Iron Maiden’s original singer was 66
Paul Di’Anno, Iron Maiden’s first lead singer, died Monday. He was 66.He died at his home in Salisbury, England, his family and his record label,…
Billie Eilish and Finneas on fame, adulthood and ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’
Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas, are sitting in a Glendale dressing room, moisturizing after a photo shoot as they laughingly recount the time their…
We were thought of as just weird people from Bath in the 80s, say Tears for Fears ahead of first live album
TEARS For Fears are at their absolute best live – and they know it.After 40 years, they are releasing their first live album and a…
2025 Grammy nominations predictions: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift dominate
Music professionals in the Recording Academy were welcomed to Grammy season this year with an impassioned plea from Chief Executive Harvey Mason Jr., who sent…
Fuerza Regida talks about Mexican music’s place in the Grammy race
Jesús Ortiz Paz, singer of the San Bernardino-born música Mexicana band Fuerza Regida, is relentless about winning every possible fan. From throwing album-release beach parties…
Fuerza Regida announces its ‘Don’t Fall in Love’ music festival
Fuerza Regida is bringing it home.After years of consecutive album releases and constant touring, the acclaimed música Mexicana quintet is hosting its first-ever music festival…
I’m doing what I need to do… singing is like breathing to me, says Van Morrison on album
AS the title of his stellar 1973 live album foretold, “it’s too late to stop now” for Van Morrison.“Singing is like breathing to me,” says…
Latin Grammy 2024 nominations for Bad Bunny, Karol G and Édgar Barrera
Global superstars Bad Bunny from Puerto Rico and Karol G from Colombia are at the top of this year’s Latin Grammy nominations, each competing for…
We‘ve had a rocky time but now we’re closer than ever – says Snow Patrol ahead of new album
THERE was a moment making Snow Patrol’s new album when singer Gary Lightbody considered the band could be over.The Northern Irish group — now a…
Gracie Abrams’ the Secret of Us tour comes to L.A.
As Gracie Abrams roamed the Greek Theatre stage Monday, the pit dwellers’ outstretched arms resembled flames licking the hem of her sheer black maxi skirt.…
Slipknot’s groundbreaking metal debut turns 25. To them, it’s still ‘this festering thing’
Twenty-six years ago, the Iowa metal band Slipknot arrived at the Malibu studio compound Indigo Ranch to make one of the gnarliest albums of the…
Fuerza Regida talks ‘Pero No Te Enamores’ and Jersey corridos
What a difference two years can make.In March 2022, Fuerza Regida embarked on a guerilla marketing campaign to promote an upcoming show at the Toyota…
Why John Legend and Sufjan Stevens teamed up for a kids’ album
Two decades after the release of his debut album, John Legend was at a point where children’s music was probably inevitable.The smooth-voiced EGOT winner had…
Charli XCX reacts to Kamala Harris’ ‘brat’ presidential run
Charli XCX’s influence on Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is undeniable — even if the British singer says it was unintentional.The “Vroom Vroom” and…
Great White frontman Jack Russell dead at 63
Singer and songwriter Jack Russell, who scored hard-rock hits in the 1980s with his band Great White and who survived a Rhode Island nightclub fire…
Charles R. Cross, celebrated biographer of Kurt Cobain, dies at 67
Charles R. Cross, the Seattle-based author and music journalist who wrote definitive biographies of Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix, died Friday. He was 67.His death…
Kali Uchis’ ‘Orquídeas Parte 2’ introduces a collection of demos
Adorned with flowers around her neck and behind her ear, Kali Uchis announced a new project titled “Orquídeas Parte 2” via Instagram reels last week.…
K-pop superstar Taemin is poised to take genre to greater heights
In recent years, you can’t look at a Billboard chart, the Hot 100 or the 200 without seeing a K-pop artist.It wasn’t always this way.…
With ‘Alkemi,’ Daymé Arocena brings a Black woman’s voice to Latin pop
Daymé Arocena believes every person of African descent born outside of the continent is given a mission in life.“You have to ask yourself, ‘Why wasn’t…
The rebirth of Travis is hot off the presses on new album ‘L.A. Times’
At 50, Fran Healy, frontman/rhythm guitarist of the band Travis still looks every bit the rock star, even when he doesn’t feel like one.His neon-orange…