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Kelis makes us hungry for something other than her music, Mariah Carey takes over the first class cabin, and Nicki Minaj gives us a taste of her new album.

BeyoncA© does not take her influence lightly. As one of the most influential people in the world, she understands the impact her work can have on fans and is using this power for good.

On Tuesday, April 29, at 8 p.m. Bret Michaels, the front man of the iconic rock band Poison, takes the stage at the Playhouse as part of his Life Rocks Tour.

Pop legend Paul McCartney is set to return to Candlestick Park to offer a swan song to the San Francisco 49ers' former stadium.

The Minnesota Orchestra board of directors on Thursday approved a 2-year contract for Osmo VA nskA to return as music director.

In this last tumultuous semester of my UT undergrad tenure, February melted into March in a haze of Menthols.

Cleveland, OH For almost 30 years, Alternative Press has been the go-to destination as the definitive source for news for the underground music scene.

I've been digging a lot of local dance music in recent weeks: Earlier this month, Will Eastman released this awesome remix of the Caribbean , and his buddy, Outputmessage , put out The Infinite Void , an infectious set of deep dance tunes that reach for outer space.

Portland's own Hillstomp has found a way to blend Northwestern sense of place with the sludge and balm of a Louisiana swamp.

Lynx reminds me of a general - marshaling her beats, strings, digital bleeps and waves like orchestrated forces to create a united front.

American "classical" music often finds a more welcome reception in choral concerts than in orchestra halls.

John Lockaby, a veteran of the bluegrass industry, dropped by Elliott Family Farms last year.

Nineteen eighty four wasn't just a landmark year for the film industry. Many classic songs from the 1980s were actually released in 1984.

Black Pistol Fire brandishes a fighter's spirit on Hush or Howl , comparing romance to a barroom brawl on clapping soul-rock opener "Alabama Cold Cock," which lands a jab with singer Kevin McKeown's swaggering tag: "I'd like to hear the sound of your big mouth shut!" The heartbreaker blues of first single "Dimestore Heartthrob" and strong chin of ... (more)

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Brave Baby is South Carolina's next best shot at indie music fame. The sweeping synth textures and punchy hooks point to bands like Passion Pit or Local Natives, but the Charleston outfit outstrips both in its capacity to build breezy melodies into huge pop explosions.

By the time Ornette Coleman released his 1959 album The Shape of Jazz to Come, a watershed moment in the genesis of forward-thinking free music, jazz was beginning to fracture.

This is your study album, your road trip playlist, your playing-hooky-from-work soundtrack, your beach excursion go-to or whatever else you want it to be.

It was late spring 2012, and a scraggly band clutched acoustic guitars and a washboard in the middle of Deep Ellum Brewing Company's beer garden.

Not to brag, but being a woman is pretty awesome. Especially when you have these badass chicks that got your back.