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NBC to air Blake Shelton's benefit for Oklahomans

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:06 -0400

NBC and sister networks will air Blake Shelton's concert to help his fellow Oklahomans affected by this week's storms in their home state.

Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:38:16 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest.

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:29:48 -0400

NEW YORK - Kid Rock is a scalper.

With hits, Demi Lovato radio-ready with 4th album

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:23 -0400

NEW YORK - Before achieving back-to-back radio hits with "Give Your Heart a Break" and "Heart Attack," Demi Lovato wondered why she had yet to find her breakthrough on the radio.

Tuned: ABBA's Agnetha Faltskog keeps it classy - More

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:26 -0400

By CHUCK CAMPBELL - "A," Agnetha Faltskog (Verve)

Top stars square off for summer tour dollars

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:40 -0400

All anyone's been talking about are those aged wonders The Rolling Stones and their 50th-anniversary tour, but there's so much more happening on the road this summer.

Darius Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of charts

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:16:25 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn't really get what was so infectious about the string band's signature hit "Wagon Wheel" at first.

Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:39 -0400

NEW YORK - Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional - not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter.

Review: Willy Moon impresses with debut album

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:45 -0400

Willy Moon, "Here's Willy Moon" (Cherry Tree/Island)

Review: French Montana debuts with enjoyable album

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:11 -0400

French Montana, "Excuse My French" (Bad Boy/Maybach Music/Interscope Records)

Music Review: Singer Laura Mvula enchants on debut

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:07:04 -0400

Laura Mvula, "Sing to the Moon" (Columbia Records)

Musicians talk about pre-show rituals, from tequila shots...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:34 -0400

By DAVID BURGER - In the hour before we begin work, most of us will ease into the day with a cup of coffee. We'll "like" a few things on Facebook and gossip with co-workers about what happened the night before on TV. Only then can we properly begin our day.

Music Review: Hart, Bonamassa simmer on 'Seesaw'

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:21 -0400

Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, "Seesaw" (J&R Adventures)

Daft Punk goes outside comfort zone for new album

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:36 -0400

LOS ANGELES - It's tempting to say Daft Punk has gone Hollywood.

Review: Daft Punk seduces machines into singing

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:10:04 -0400

Daft Punk, "Random Access Memories" (Columbia)

Review: The National returns with somber 6th album

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:17 -0400

The National, "Trouble Will Find Me" (4AD)

Review: Darius Rucker settles in on latest album

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:58:53 -0400

Darius Rucker, "True Believers" (Capitol Nashville)

Conductor James Levine returns from 2-year absence

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:11:16 -0400

NEW YORK - James Levine rolled onto the Carnegie Hall stage in his black motorized wheelchair and into a 6-by-6-foot mechanical podium constructed by the Metropolitan Opera.

Sugarland's Nettles signs up Rubin, goes solo

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:05 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album.

Tuned: Look out, Nicki Minaj, Sam Amidon may cover you...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:17:37 -0400

By CHUCK CAMPBELL - "BRIGHT SUNNY SOUTH," Sam Amidon (Nonesuch)