Jon Batiste Shares How His Mission to 'Document the Real' Led to 3 Grammy Nods — and a 'Bond' with Randy Newman (Exclusive)

Jon Batiste opens up to PEOPLE about his three nominations at the 2026 Grammy Awards, including one he shares with Randy ...

“It was a terrible record to make. The arrangement’s so weird”: How John ‘Cougar’ Mellencamp created a classic '80s No.1

He signed to MCA Records, who promptly dropped him when his debut 1976 album Chestnut Street Incident flopped. His third ...
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"I remember when we wrote it, there was a huge amount of excitement. It gives such a lift to the whole project... basically saying 'That's the DNA we're going to be build …

Meet the songwriting behind hits from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Tangled, Aladdin and many more ...

How Prince and The Revolution turned the bare bones of Purple Rain into a lighters-in-the-air epic

Thanks to Stranger Things, a whole new generation of listeners is now getting to appreciate this 1984 mega-ballad ...

In 2026, Grant Park Music Festival commemorates the United States’ founding and bids adieu to its leader

The free, Millennium Park-based festival’s programming skews toward contemporary and American music, a commitment redoubled ...
Ohio University

From Provost to pianist: Learning at all ages and levels is embraced at the Athens Community Music School

The Athens Community Music School provides accessible, high-quality music education to hundreds of community members each ...
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Gene Simmons Says Peter Criss ‘Had Nothing to Do’ With ‘Beth’ Despite His Writing Credit

Gene Simmons recently attempted to dispel the "mythology" surrounding Kiss ' biggest hit, "Beth," claiming drummer Peter ...
American Songwriter

The Sweetly Innocent Letter a Teenage Emmylou Harris Sent to Pete Seeger When She Was Starting out Playing Music

Emmylou Harris wrote a six-page letter to Pete Seeger as a teen, and he responded to her sweetly innocent questions with sincerity.

Hayato Sumino has shown his talents, from paying tribute in Hiroshima to captivating crowds at Carnegie Hall

Taking his talent abroad, Sumino has played at many acclaimed venues. Amongst this list is Carnegie Hall. It was here that Sumino performed a selection of his greatest works, including a nod to the ...
News and Sentinel

Berkeley County band Potato Hill releases its first song, ‘Build Myself A House’

By AINSLEY HALL Special to the News and Sentinel MARTINSBURG — Local band Potato Hill is releasing its first song, titled ...
Flickering Myth

Exclusive Interview – Composer James Newberry talks Is This Thing On?

Chris Connor chats with Is This Thing On? composer James Newberry… Bradley Cooper’s third feature as a director, Is This ...
The FADER

Precious Renee Tucker talks to her piano

Meet Precious Renee Tucker, the experimental pianist who went viral on TikTok and Instagram and counts Solange and Telfar ...