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Willie Nelson looks back on 7 decades of songwriting in new book 'Energy Follows Thought'

Willie Nelson looks back on 7 decades of songwriting in new book 'Energy Follows Thought'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Willie starts with the words.
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Leo Brooks, a Miami native with country roots, returns to South Florida for new music festival

Leo Brooks, a Miami native with country roots, returns to South Florida for new music festival

MIAMI (AP) — Growing up in Miami in the '80s and ’90s, Leo Brooks had a secret love that he always was afraid to share with his friends: He was a country music fan.
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Doubts raised over Sainte-Marie's past roil First Nations, raise questions on harms

Doubts raised over Sainte-Marie's past roil First Nations, raise questions on harms

Indigenous people are grappling with doubts over singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's First Nations bona fides after a CBC story Friday raised questions about her Indigenous ancestry and renewed debate about who gets to speak for whom.
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Love K-pop star Mark Tuan's new EP? You can discuss it with 'Digital Mark,' his AI twin

Love K-pop star Mark Tuan's new EP? You can discuss it with 'Digital Mark,' his AI twin

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Accessibility can be an artist's greatest asset. Listeners want to feel close to the musicians they admire and support — and most would jump at the chance to communicate one-on-one.
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Report raises questions about Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous claim

Report raises questions about Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous claim

CBC says legendary musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate, other documents and details from family members contradict her claim that she is Indigenous.
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From country to pop, 2014 nostalgia to 2023 reality - it's time for Taylor Swift's '1989'

From country to pop, 2014 nostalgia to 2023 reality - it's time for Taylor Swift's '1989'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s reimagined “1989” is here, the album that ushered in the first Peak Swift era — revisited at the height of her massive pop culture dominance.
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The last new Beatles song, 'Now And Then,' will be released next week

The last new Beatles song, 'Now And Then,' will be released next week

NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release next week of what is promised to be the last “new” Beatles song .
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'I know who I am:' Buffy Sainte-Marie calls Indigenous identity questions hurtful

'I know who I am:' Buffy Sainte-Marie calls Indigenous identity questions hurtful

Buffy Sainte-Marie, a musician known for decades of Indigenous activism, says she’s always been honest that she doesn’t know the identity of her birth parents, as a CBC report was expected to question her First Nations ancestry.
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Country musician Megan Moroney says she writes sad songs for sad people. It's making her a star.

Country musician Megan Moroney says she writes sad songs for sad people. It's making her a star.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not so long before her platinum-selling single “Tennessee Orange” became inescapable on country radio, this year scoring Megan Moroney her first-ever CMA nominations (song of the year and artist of the year), the up-and-comer was a
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Kardinal Offishall named 2023 recipient of Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour

Kardinal Offishall named 2023 recipient of Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour

TORONTO — Canada's Walk of Fame has announced Kardinal Offishall as this year's recipient of the Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour.
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