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Pharrell Williams will perform at the Apollo Theater for the first time as part of a Spike Lee-directed show sponsored by American Express UNSTAGED.

CeeLo Green said "forget you" to an audience in Arkansas on Saturday (May 24) when he cut a performance incredibly short, angering the promoter and disappointing fans.

50 Cent is good at a lot of things: rapping, entrepreneurship, marketing and much more. The rapper made us painfully aware that throwing out the first pitch at baseball game isn't one of them.

In celebration of the Billboard Music Awards last week, Concert Hotels put together a little chart to show off the vocal ranges of a handful of the greatest singers in popular music and found the likes of Axl Rose and Ma...

It is easy to spot a group with an element of mystery, where the intimate details of their lives fade out and we are left with just the music. New LA based indie-pop project DAE, who recently burst onto the Neon Gold Rec...

Ne-Yo insists he hasn't "abandoned" his R&B fans.

Mel B can't help missing her Spice Girls bandmates sometimes.

Megan Hilty sang numbers from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Glee" and covered pop tunes at the Café Carlyle on Tuesday.

'Hit & Run' tour to visit France, Germany and Austria in June

The Napa community pulled the cork on its first major music festival last year, and learned the hard way that the first vintage doesn't always turn out so well. The big-name musicians showed up as promised. The Black Key...

The pianist David Greilsammer, who has been known to "prepare" the instrument himself before a performance, played sonatas from his latest release during a recital at Le Poisson Rouge.

The men of the SIZE Records label are certainly using 2014 to make a statement: they're here, with their music leading the way. If you're a frequent club goer, festival attendee or radio show listener, it's possible you ...

Beat tapes are something of a staple for the hip hop scene, with many producers getting their name around via these instrumental-only projects. One man behind the boards is hoping that his latest project will garner the ...

There's something about the music of Arvo Pärt that makes people stop driving. In the late 1970s, the record producer Manfred Eicher heard it on the car radio and pulled off the road to listen until it was over. In 1984...

A couple of weeks ago, Tori Amos came back to release a new album called Unrepentant Geraldines and to show us that she is still the most Tori Amos person in the entire universe. The single “Trouble’s Lament” is ma...

Apple has acquired Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's Beats brand for $3 billion. The long

Following speculation about his sexuality singer-songwriter Sam Smith has come out as gay telling Fa

If you've been on the lookout for a breakout artist recently, end your search here: Goon Bags is completely tearing up the scene right now, and just a casual listen on their Soundcloud will show you exactly what I'm talk...

Mariah Carey's new album, "Me. I Am Mariah . . . The Elusive Chanteuse," may be the gospel album she's always been capable of making, without spending much time worrying about faith.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has fired an employee for sexually harassing a female co-worker.

Apple purchasing Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s Beats empire has reportedly been in the works since earlier this month, and Dre’s dopey video with Tyrese all but confirmed it. Now it’s officially official: USA Today re...

For more than 15 years Los Angeles hip-hop label Stones Throw has been one of the most vital indepen