Music News

NEW YORK (AP) — The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man” will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the Gershwin Prize.

NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest music stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles for an all-night session that they hoped might alter music history.

A MuchMusic documentary that once came under scrutiny for using a deep catalogue of popular music has been pulled from its premiere date on Crave.

Sometimes less is more. At least that's the thought behind Paul McCartney and Wings' “Band on the Run (Underdubbed).

Rush drummer Neil Peart's final book is set for release this spring. "Silver Surfers: Sports Cars of the Sixties" will be published by Insight Editions on May 7 as a celebration of the late musician's lifelong passion for collecting cars.

Revered Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is set to make her Grammy Awards performance debut at this year's ceremony next Sunday.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Regional Mexican music — a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño and other genres — has become a global phenomenon, topping music charts and reaching new audiences as it crosses borders.

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences says the 2025 Juno Awards will be held in Vancouver. The academy says that will mark the fifth time the city has hosted Canada's biggest music bash.

BOSTON (AP) — A citizen of China who is a student at the Berklee College of Music was convicted Thursday of threatening a person who posted a flyer in support of democracy in the Asian country, authorities said.

Brooklyn-based indie singer-songwriter Katy Kirby has returned for her second studio album, “Blue Raspberry,” chronicling new discoveries in her first queer relationship .