Wynton Marsalis Awarded French Legion of Honor in NYC
Wynton Marsalis received France’s highest distinction last week in New York – the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an honor t...
Wynton Marsalis received France’s highest distinction last week in New York – the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an honor t...
Michael Giltz | Posted 10.07.2009 | Entertainment
Rosanne Cash has never been more naked as an artist than she is today. Her new album The List isn't the record of a deteriorating relationship like Interiors. It's just her as a singer.
nydailynews.com | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment
Mariah Carey is refusing to be pushed around by the Grammys anymore. The songbird, who has won a mere five awards out of 21 nominations since 1991,...
Jennifer Donahue | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics
The problem isn't so much what happened with Crowley and Gates. A greater problem is the divide between famous and easily identifiable people of color and those with no defense.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment
Beyond the reams of his documented eccentricities, Michael Jackson was a huge talent who'll be missed, and he was one of our better, kinder kids whose life and story spun out of control.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment
This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment
Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.
Cliff Hunt | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green
While the rock stars arrived at the Grammy's in their hybrid SUVs, their record companies delivered millions of non-biodegradable promotional CDs to radio stations and music reviewers.
Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living
I'm no celebrity and I'm certainly not a lawyer -- but I have been a victim of dating violence. And I did what only about 5 percent of victims do: I pressed charges and took my boyfriend to court.
AP | Posted 03.12.2009 | Media
NEW YORK — Music sales may be low, but interest in music isn't, at least according to ratings for the Grammy Awards. Nielsen Media Research say...
Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment
Sunday night's Grammy Awards turned out boldfaced names from across the industry, from Paul McCartney to Lil Wayne to Neil Diamond to a heavily-pregna...
AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment
The 51st annual Grammys was an all-ages affair ultimately dominated by a rock legend who took up with a younger bluegrass singer on a whim. The unlik...
AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A stunning-looking and strong-sounding Whitney Houston made a triumphant return to the stage at a pre-Grammy party honor...
Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment
Listen up, M.I.A. Lesson #1 in naming your rocker or rapper baby is that you can never choose a regular old first name.
AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 03.08.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — No, it's not a celebrity karaoke contest: Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Kid Rock, Jennifer Hudson and Jonas Brothers offering up their t...
Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment
Coldplay may get served legal papers at this weekend's Grammy Awards. Last year guitarist Joe Satriani alleged that Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" borrow...
Dan Abramson | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment
I didn't even know the Grammys still existed. Perhaps that dinner party I went to last week was really a Grammys party in disguise. It was boring enough and I think we listened to Beyonce.
Paige Donner | Posted 01.07.2009 | Entertainment
L.A. Live's Grammy Museum is an interactive playground using technology that facilitates the experience of music in so many ways; it is much more than a traditional museum.
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 01.03.2009 | Entertainment
My prediction on the Georgia race went poorly, so to make the second time the charm I'm predicting that if Dr. John's next CD is as good as this song, he should have another Grammy coming.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.27.2008 | Entertainment
"Buzzer" is the album's most complex and surreal recording. It is an edgy piece crafted around her character's life choices and their results.
Daily Mail | Posted 10.31.2008 | Entertainment
Amy Winehouse is cleaning up her act in more ways than one. The singer used her trademark black eyeliner to cover up a topless tattoo on her arm when...
236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
It was a quite a weekend for Barack Obama--he won bigger than expected victories on Saturday in Nebraska, Louisiana, and Washington state, and in Main...
Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
At Sunday night's Grammys, Beyonce and Tina Turner performed "Proud Mary" together: And Kanye West did a tribute to his mom: Amy Winehouse perfo...
AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Trapped half a world away by the place she promised to never "go, go, go," a vibrant, exuberant Amy Winehouse dominated the Grammy...
AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
Whitney Houston's appearance at Clive Davis' celeb-soaked, pre-Grammy concert party fueled speculation that the diva would be among the night's perfor...
Jim Luce | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York