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Pharrell works hard to write music that lifts up listeners and brings them to a "lighter place".

Mariah Carey reportedly broke the law Thursday night when she ignited a sparkler during America's Independence Day celebrations.

Marcus Mumford and Inside Llewyn Davis star Oscar Isaac cover the old folk song 'Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song).'

Pearl Jam have a launched an online countdown clock on their official website as they prepare to make a major announcement

But she says taking over as Lara Croft from Angelina Jolie would be difficult...

Blondie's Debbie Harry pays backstage visit to Liam Fray and co before show...

In Saturday's Calendar section, Times pop music critic Randall Roberts runs down his picks for the best albums of the year so far, a list that includes Chance the Rapper's "Acid Rap," Kacey Musgraves' "Same Trailer Diffe...

L.A. producer Sam Spiegel has a knack for fusing artists' different aesthetics (think Ol' Dirty Bastard and David Byrne) into one big musical party.Musician and producer Sam Spiegel lives in a wooden A-frame house in the...

If summer is the busiest season for Wolf Trap National Park in Vienna, July is its busiest month. Philanthropist Catherine Filene Shouse donated 100 acres of farmland to build America's only national park for the perform...

For the third consecutive year Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will invite some of their friends to

Marling soars on 'Once I Was an Eagle,' and the Hurley reissues 'Armchair Boogie' and 'Hi Fi Snock Uptown' stand up over time.Folk music over the years has taken many forms, has gone electric and returned to its roots, h...

Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees also take the stage in Los Angeles to perform classic hits in front of a wildly enthusiastic crowd.

The teenage daughters of rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman are in New Orleans with their dads this weekend, but it's the girls who are greeting fans and signing autographs at the Essence Festival.

Folk music over the years has taken many forms, has gone electric and returned to its roots, has moved in and out of favor as new generations discover, rework and reexamine the music. Below are new releases and reissues ...

Missy Elliot remixes are pretty common and at times it seems like it's hard to make something stand out. Diplo and GTA's "Boy Oh Boy" was a straight up banger, but since then... it's been kind of a lull when it comes to ...

Justin Bieber posted an undated photo of himself and on/off girlfriend Selena Gomez on his Instagram page on Thursday, sparking rumors that the couple is back together. Both stars were spotted tog...

Metallica have released soundcheck and rehearsal footage from their appearance at the 5th annual Revolver Golden Gods awards event

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio will be appearing for a rare interview with the PBS NewsHour that will air tomorrow (July 2nd) and he confirmed during the exchange that the band is working on a new album

As part of 50 Cent Takeover at Hartford, C.T. station Hot 93.7 (a Radio.com station), the rapper discussed how he tried to offer words of wisdom to beleaguered Chicago rapper, Chief Keef

Rick Rubin, who worked with Kanye West on his new album 'Yeezus,' revealed that there just may be a second album of Yeezus material that could see the light of day

Roger Waters has paid tribute to set designer and architect Mark Fisher, who was responsible for creating Pink Floyd's The Wall stage in 1980

On Saturday (June 29), Jennifer Lopez performed a show in Turkmenistan, an oil-rich former Soviet Bloc country that borders Iran and Afghanistan, during the course of which she sang 'Happy Birthday' to the country's Pres...