‘Wicked,’ explained: Emerald City scene, Part 2 plans and more
This article contains spoilers for the movie “Wicked.”“To be continued.”“Wicked” ends with these three words, leaving audiences to wait a year for resolution. And with…
Ice-T proves he’s still ‘Merciless’ on Body Count’s gory hip-hop metal
“You don’t know me, fool / You disown me, cool,” Ice-T snarls in the 1988 hip-hop gang treatise “Colors.” The Afrika Islam-produced cut, the title…
Disney Junior Hanukkah episodes introduce holiday with ‘joy and love’
Growing up, Phil Weinstein, executive producer of “Mickey Mouse Funhouse,” celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah.“My uncle had a religiously blended family,” Weinstein says. “We would…
Carrie Underwood, Cody Johnson sing surprise CMA Awards duet
Country superstar Carrie Underwood, who was not nominated for any Country Music Assn. Awards this year, still made a surprise appearance at the Nashville ceremony…
Wild Up and Brightwork newmusic turn concerts into catharsis
Sunday brunch, laugh, cry, reflect, bop along to the music, quietly listen or let it all out in a deafening collective primal scream Ahead of…
Doechii, Vince Staples, Tyler, the Creator and more light up Day 1 of Camp Flog Gnaw at Dodger Stadium
Thousands of Tyler, the Creator fans gathered Saturday night at Dodger Stadium to mark 10 years of the rapper’s taste-making festival, Camp Flog Gnaw. The…
Sabrina Carpenter brings out Christina Aguilera at Crypto.com Arena
In late 2022, Sabrina Carpenter was a hard-working Disney Channel journeyman just getting out from beneath the pop-culture ignominy of having been cast as the…
How epilepsy musical ‘It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price!’ came to be
In March 1998, Ben Decter drove from Los Angeles to Tijuana to get medicine for his 17-month-old daughter, Addie. She had “catastrophic childhood epilepsy,” the…
John Lewis Christmas advert 2024 – tearjerker ad with iconic 90s song as sister tries to find perfect gift
JOHN Lewis has gone back to basics with its Christmas advert this year with a magical tale about finding the perfect gift for a loved…
Ella Jenkins dead: ‘First Lady of Children’s Music’ was 100
Ella Jenkins, the prolific, multigenerational musical pioneer who became known as the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” died Saturday. She was 100. The lifetime achievement…
Sting on his new trio, Billy Joel and why he’ll never wear spandex
Sting sits in a trailer at September’s Ohana Festival in Dana Point with two important questions before him: which songs to perform during that night’s…
2025 Grammy nominations: Beyoncé makes history with 11 nods
When Beyoncé took the prize for best dance/electronic album at the Grammy Awards last year with “Renaissance,” the pop superstar became the winningest artist in…
Palisades’ Anna Song wins third City Section girls’ golf title
Walking off the 18th green Wednesday afternoon, Palisades High golfer Anna Song was greeted by her coach Dave Suarez, who offered her a choice of…
David Gilmour on politics, Pink Floyd and ‘Luck and Strange’
It’s dusk inside an empty Hollywood Bowl as David Gilmour peers out from the stage and delivers his song “Dark and Velvet Nights” to no…
RZA on his upcoming ‘A Ballet Through Mud’ live show in L.A.
Since Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA started chopping up samples and making hip-hop beats on a drum machine nearly 40 years ago, he’s been pulling inspiration…
Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News
A petition has been submitted to Ecuador’s copyright office to recognise Los Cedros cloud, an Ecuadorian forest roughly 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) in size, as…
Review: David Gilmour shines on at end of 3-night stand at Hollywood Bowl
With a musical and cultural legacy so vast it’s nearly impossible to quantify, singer/guitarist David Gilmour could easily rest on his impressive laurels. Especially at…
David Foster on the stories behind 5 of his biggest hits
“Not all songs have a story,” David Foster says. “But these five do.”He would know: In a career that stretches across more than half a…
Stevie Nicks ‘never voted’ until age 70: ‘I regret that’
Stevie Nicks was on the edge of 71 when she cast her first ballot.Waiting that long, the Fleetwood Mac alum said Wednesday on MSNBC, is…
Mariah Carey on pop stardom, the Grammys and her annual holiday tour
In August of 1994, Mariah Carey created a Christmas music classic on her very first try.The singer and songwriter with the Olympic-athlete-level voice was already…