Music Review: St. Vincent’s art-rock burns bright on seventh album, ‘All Born Screaming’

St. Vincent is on fire. On her seventh full-length studio album, Annie Clark, who performs as St. Vincent, unleashes her broad range of art-rock gifts, from the crackling ember of her textured vocals to the raging infernos of swirling, epic orchestration. St. Vincent canonized her name in the 2010s with twitchy, dense compositions. On the … Read more

Celine Dion’s heartbreaking admission as she battles Stiff Person Syndrome: ‘Why me?’

Singer Celine Dion has made a heartbreaking admission as she battles a rare health condition. Speaking to Vogue France, the Canadian-born star admitted she wondered, “Why me? What have I done?” when she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Taylor Swift ‘snubs’ Celine Dion at the Grammys. Stream the world’s best … Read more

After 4 decades in music and major vocal surgery, Jon Bon Jovi is optimistic and still rocking

PASADENA, Calif. — When Jon Bon Jovi agreed to let director Gotham Chopra follow him with a documentary camera to delve into the history of his band, Bon Jovi, he didn’t anticipate it would catch him at a major low point in his career. The band was launching a tour, and despite doing all he … Read more

From pop to politics, what to know as Sweden prepares for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest

LONDON — It’s springtime in Europe — time for the annual blossoming of spectacle and sound known as the Eurovision Song Contest. Taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden, the 68th annual competition will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s pop crown in a feelgood extravaganza that strives — not always successfully … Read more

Pandemonium Rocks Music festival hit by new blow as more than 400 ticket holders caught up in data breach

An Australian music festival has been hit by a major data breach, in what is a second blow to the festival after several headline acts pulled out of the lineup, prompting refund demands. The Pandemonium Rocks music festival, which included acts such as Blondie, Alice Cooper and Wolfmother, was made aware of the data breach … Read more

The moment Luke Bryan drops to the ground during performance in Vancouver

The moment a US country singer and American Idol judge stacks it on stage has gone viral on social media, with the international star taking the blunder in his stride. Luke Bryan was performing at the Coast City Country festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday night local time when he slipped on … Read more

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Mary J. Blige,Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton earned … Read more

Rock trailblazer Heart reunites for a world tour and a new song

NEW YORK — Heart — the pioneering band that melds Nancy Wilson’s shredding guitar with her sister Ann’s powerhouse vocals — is hitting the road this spring and fall for a world tour that Nancy Wilson describes as “the full-on rocker size.” “I’ve been strengthening. I’ve got my trainer,” she says. “You go one day … Read more

Jonathan Tetelman recalls his journey from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star

NEW YORK — Jonathan Tetelman transformed from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star, a music detour that was quite, well, operatic. He stopped singing in 2011 and mixed music for New York’s clubbers at Webster Hall, Pacha, Greenhouse and W.i.P. These days, the 35-year-old’s gigs are at posher places such as London’s Royal … Read more

Here’s how Phish is using the Sphere’s technology to give fans something completely different

LAS VEGAS — Phish opened its four-night stay at the Sphere Thursday with a four-hour show that used the advanced technology in the $2.3 billion arena to deliver a show that even the band’s most ardent fans have never experienced before. “We came in really wanting to do a show that was a great Phish … Read more