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Record Store Day is a pretty wonderful idea. Now, Grateful Dead fans have an extra reason to embrace this yearly promotional song-and-dance.

East Tennessee is the birthplace of country music, so no wonder lots of singers were inspired by our mountainous area.

Jewel gets back to her roots, Flea takes on an uncharacteristic role, and Rick Ross opens up about a straight-laced part of his past.

James Steele, radio DJ with NOW 105 , got the chance to spend a few minutes on the phone with star producer and Grammy-winning performer Pharrell Williams .

The Louisiana Music Factory is settling into its new, cozier home at the foot of the Frenchmen Street entertainment district.

Sorry, bro: tickets for the Tool show at Matt Knight Arena disappeared in, like, 10 seconds.

In 2012, the Recording Academy nominated dubstep producer Skrillex for new artist, but its Grammy "Tribute to EDM" was a strange melange of DJs performing mash-ups with rap and rock stars.

A man who killed singer Usher's 11-year-old stepson while recklessly riding a jet ski has been jailed for four years.

Australian electronic musician Anna Lunoe grew up discovering music the old-fashioned way: digging through crates of vinyl records at her local record store.

"I'm sorry your shipment has been delayed. I was jumping trains, and I got caught by yard police.

We didn't know the Lannister clan was into hip-hop, but it looks that way. Big Boi , Common , and other rap stars are making a mixtape inspired by Game Of Thrones , and it's set to hit the internet later this week.

Dr. John, the five-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee from New Orleans, will be celebrated during an all-star concert Saturday, May 3, at the Saenger Theatre.

After years of recording albums in New York and Los Angeles and touring nonstop across the country, Stephen Kellog g longed to return home.

ON TOUR: From left, Tomo Milicevic, Shannon Leto and Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars arrive at the 56th annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, in Los Angeles.

Bruce Springsteen and Steve "Little Steven" Van Zandt perform with the E Street Band on on Feb. 19 in Sydney, Australia.

Next time you're at Grandma's house: crack open that piano bench. You might find a volume or two of Bela Bartok's "Mikrokosmos," a collection of 153 piano pieces composed between 1926-1939.

Tammy Wynette, a Country Music Hall of Fame member, was the first female country singer to sell a million albums.

She stood tall and lean at the Austin Music Hall, flanked by two anonymous bodies and their smokestack electronics, first date of her tour and first show since netting a Grammy for Song of the Year.

Lorde kicked off her U.S. headlining tour Monday night in Austin, Texas, and it'll keep her on the road through the end of the month.

This Jan. 26, 2014 file photo shows Pharrell Williams on stage at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles.