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Gazing in that mirror, he committed to art in an instant, and just as swiftly all else was stripped away: his scholarship, ...

I’m With Her, the Grammy-award winning folk music trio, will be performing Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Appell Center for the ...

RCA UK co-president Stacey Tang will oversee all aspects of the BRIT Awards' direction as it moves to Manchester, plus more music industry moves.

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Taylor Swift continues her domination of the ARIA charts this week, locking in her fourth consecutive double-header as The ...

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Bryan Adams doesn’t consider his ongoing tour to be a “tour” in the strictest sense of the world. Sure, he’s up on a stage playing hits, and you’re going to hear “Run to You,” that song about the sex ...

The Velvet Underground's influence on indie, alternative, and punk rock is scattered across decades of iconic recordings.